Yes-No Questions

Yes-No questions are the simplest type of questions. They can simply be  answered by “yes” or “no”.

Example:

    ·         Dian    :   Are you a student?

    Ryan    :   Yes, I am.       

    ·         Trian    :   Is Lala coming today?

    Maya   :   Yes, she is.

Study the tables below.

a.

Am Is Are

Subject

Noun Adjective Adjective of place

?

           

Example:

    ·         Statement        :   Chandra is a student.

    Question          :   Is Chandra a student?

    ·         Statement        :   Vaya is in her room.

    Question          :   Is Vaya in her room?

b.

Do Does Did

Subject

Verb

Object Adverb

?

Example:

    ·         Present Tense:        The students live in a dowmitory.

                                         Do the students live in a dormitory?

    ·         Past Tense     :        Dodi played football yesterday.

                                   Did Dodi play football yesterday?

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