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Questions and question tags

I can ask questions; Ican use question tags to check information and make conversation.

Questions

Questions with what and who can follow two
different orders.
Q "That's i-vew, ispi/t It? what Is It?
Subject question
Q it's a \zluui of robot. (who/what + verb) Answer
£35 what does It do?
Who phoned? Polly phoned.
Qit acvswers a ia/Uj tÿuestlocv you aste.
What broke? A cup broke.
£D Wow! was It expensive?

Qyes.it WAS. Object question
£3 CaiA, I try It? (who/what + auxiliary verb/ Answer
+ subject + verb)
Q No, you. cciiA/t.
Who did you phone? Iphoned Andy.
OWhy yvot?
What did Ted break? Ted broke a plate.
O. it's broteen.
IoiÿLy bought
We use whose to ask about possession.
út yesterday.
'Whose penis this?' 'It's mine.'
'Whose are these books?' 'They're Dan's.'

We use what when we ask about a wide choice
(many possible answers) and which when we ask about
a limited choice (a small number of possible answers).
What'syour favourite dayof the week?
Which dayof the week do youprefer?Friday or Saturday?
We use questions to check information,ask for
We often use questions with what + noun and
information, make requests,suggestions, offers and
how + adjective.
invitations.
What colour are hereyes?
Yes/no questions and wh- questions usually have the What time does the film start?
same word order. How far is the stationfrom here?
Are yousad? Why areyousad? Howoldareyou?
Didyou eat it? When didyou eat it?
If a question has a preposition,the preposition
In short answers to yes/no questions we use the usually goes at the end.
auxiliary verb from the question. What's that bagmadeof?
'Was she hereyesterday?' 'Yes, she was.' Who areyou going to travelwith?
'Canyousee a boat?' 'No, I can't.'
Questions with What ...for? mean 'Why?'
'Haveyou been working?' 'Yes, I have.'
What didyousay that for?
We use the auxiliary verbs do, does and did in What didhe want the money for?
questions with the present and past simple.
Doyouplay tennis?' 'Yes, I do'. Questions with What is/was...like? mean 'Describe
'How often doyouplay tennis?' him/her/it/them.'
What's the weather like today?
'Does itwork like this?' 'No, itdoesn't.'
What were the hotelrooms like?
'How does itwork?'
'Didhephoneyou?' 'Yes, hedid.'
'Why didhephone?'

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