basic question types

There are 3 basic types of question:
1. Yes/No Questions (the answer to the question is "Yes" or "No")
2. Question Word Questions (the answer to the question is
"Information")
3. Choice Questions (the answer to the question is "in the question")
1. Yes/No Questions
auxiliary verb subject main verb
Answer
Yes or No
Do you want dinner? Yes, I do.
Can you drive? No, I can't.
Has she finished her work? Yes, she has.
Did they go home? No, they didn't.
Exception! verb be simple present and simple past
Is Bouteflika Algerian? Yes, he is.
Was Othmane at home? No, he wasn't.
2. Question Word Questions
question
word
auxiliary
verb
subject
main
verb
Answer
Information
Where do you live? In Tighennif.
When will we have lunch? At 12 ;30 pm.
Who did she phone?
She phoned
Nour.
Why hasn't Sarah done it?
Because she
can't.
Exception! verb be simple present and simple past
Where is Mascara? In Algeria.
How was she? Very well.
3. Choice Questions
auxiliary
verb
subject
main
verb
OR
Answer
In the
question
Do you want tea or coffee?
Coffee,
please.
Will we meet Ahmed or Omar? Ahmed.
Did she go to Oran or Algiers?
She went to
Algiers .
Exception! verb be simple present and simple past
Is your car white or black? It's black.
Were they
15
dinars
or
50
dinars?
15 dinars.
NB : There are other types of question, for example tag questions.
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