Transcript Agree or Disagree?

Asking Questions
Bridget Green Grammar MFWI 2007
Asking Questions
There are two kinds of questions
in English:
Yes/No
questions
Information questions
Like this…
Yes/No questions:
Information questions:
Are you happy?
Yes, I am.
Why are you happy?
I’m happy because I
love studying grammar.
Yes/No questions have a
‘rising’ intonation.
Information questions have
a ‘falling’ intonation.
How to Make Yes/No Questions
Statements:
 She is reading.
 We can talk.
 I haven’t eaten today.
What is the subject?
What is the verb?
There are two parts to the verb.
What are they?
Making yes/no questions with
AUXILIARY VERBS
auxiliary verb main verb
She is reading.
I have eaten today.
We can talk.
Four Kinds of Auxiliaries
1.
BE
2.
HAVE
3.
main verb
auxiliary verb
This is not the verb have.
(I have a dog.)
This is the auxiliary have.
I have eaten.
MODALS
will, can, may, must, should, would
How to Make Yes/No Questions
She is reading.
Is she reading?
This is called an inversion!
Inversion of the auxiliary and the subject
Questions
We can talk.
Can we talk?
An inversion!
Questions
I haven’t eaten today.
Have you eaten today?
n’t
What is this
To learn more about inversion,
look in your book An A-Z of
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English Grammar!
Auxiliary 2: HAVE
Remember:
This is not the verb have.
This is the auxiliary have.
I have a dog.
I have eaten.
What’s the
question?
Auxiliary 1: BE
with
an adjective
She is funny.
Is she funny?
Yes, she is.
or a NP
She is a doctor.
Is she a doctor
Yes, she is.
with
V+ing ( BE + V + ing).
They are studying English.
Are they studying English?
Yes, they are.
with
the past participle ( BE + V + ed).
This car was made in Japan.
Was this car made in Japan?
Yes, it was.
Auxiliary 2: HAVE
with
What’s the
question?
the past participle
I have seen that movie.
Have you seen that movie?
They had finished the test by 1:30.
Had they finished the test by 1:30?
(HAVE + V + ed)
(HAD + V + ed)
He has been living in Tokyo.
(HAVE + been + V + ing)
Has he been living in Tokyo?
Auxiliary 3: Modals
with
the verb (modal + V)
I can swim.
Can you swim?
He would like a cup of coffee.
Would he like a cup of coffee?
We should study more.
Should we study more?
What’s the
question?
Modals
will
can
could
may
might
must
would
should
+V
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My sister loves dogs.
Loves my sister dogs?
WHERE IS THE AUXILIARY?
Use do/does
When
there’s
no
auxiliary…
or did.
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decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
My sister loves dogs.
Q: _______________?
Does your sister loves dogs?
A: Yes, she loves dogs.
In the past….
I watched Marley and Me.
Did you watched it
Q: ______________________?
A: Yes, I watched it!
short answer:
Yes, I did.
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
The fourth auxiliary
1. BE
2. HAVE
3. MODALS
4. DO
inversion
Add do, does, or did + S V
Be careful!
Is HAVE a main verb or an auxiliary verb?
She has
sister.a sister? Main verb
Does
sheahave
She she
has been to Osaka?
Osaka. Auxiliary verb
Has
If it’s a main verb, use do/does or did + S + V.
If it’s an auxiliary verb, use an inversion:
Try again…
I have a dog.
Main verb
_____________________?
Have you a dog?
I have eaten sushi.
_____________________?
Do you have eaten sushi?
Auxiliary verb
Main verb or auxiliary verb?
If it’s a main verb: main
If it’s an auxiliary verb: aux
1.
2.
3.
4.
We have a lot of homework. main
She has done her best. aux
They have worked hard. aux
I haven’t seen it. aux
What are the questions?
What are the questions?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Do we have a lot of homework?
Has she done her best?
Have they worked hard?
Haven’t you seen it?
Can you remember?
How do you make yes or no questions in English?
Inversion of subject and auxiliary!
BE, HAVE, MODALS, or DO
Positive Questions

Do you like natto?
Yes, I do.
(= I like natto.)
No, I don’t.
(= I don’t like natto.)
Negative Questions

Don’t you like natto?
Yes, I do.
(= I like natto.)
No, I don’t.
(= I don’t like natto.)
Positive or Negative Questions
in English…
Do you like natto?
 Don’t you like natto?
Different questions, same answer.

Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
(= I like natto.)
(= I don’t like natto.)
Positive or Negative Questions
in Japanese…
Different questions, different answers.
Do you like natto?
Don’t you like natto?
Hai.
(= I like natto.)
Ie.
(= I don’t like natto.)
Ie.
Hai.
(= I do like natto.) (= I don’t like natto.)
Positive or Negative Questions
in English…
Different questions, same answers.
Do you like natto?
Don’t you like natto?
Yes.
(= I like natto.)
No.
(= I don’t like natto.)
Yes.
No.
(= I do like natto.) (= I don’t like natto.)
Practice

Do you like Commons food?
Yummy!
Yes.
(= I like Commons food.)
Yucky!
No.
(= I don’t like Commons food.)
Practice

Don’t you like Commons food?
Yummy!
Yes.
(= I like Commons food.)
Yucky!
No.
(= I don’t like Commons food.)
Negative Questions

Aren’t you happy?
I’m sad!
I’m happy!
No.
(= I am not happy.)
Yes.
(= I am happy.)
Negative Questions

Haven’t you been to Disneyland?
Never!
Last year!
No.
(=No, I’ve never been there.)
Yes.
(= Yes, I have been there.)
Yes or No?
No.
Yes.
1.
Don’t you like natto?
______ (It’s good.)
2.
Haven’t you seen that movie?
______ (I haven’t.)
3.
Wouldn’t you like to go?
______ (I would.)
4.
Can’t he speak English?
______ (He speaks English well!)
5.
Wasn’t she on the swim team?
______ (She swam for 3 years.)
Tag Questions

Yummy!
-
You like natto, don’t you?
Yes, I do. It’s good.
This is called a ‘tag question’.
It goes at the end of a sentence.
Answer just like any other question.
Tag Questions
-
Yummy!

You don’t like natto, do you?
Yes, I do. It’s good.
‘Tag questions’ can also be negative.
Practice Tag Questions
1.
You like sushi, ___________?
No, ____________
2.
He has seen that movie, ___________? Yes, _______
3.
You’d like to go ___________?
4.
They can speak French, ___________?
5.
She was on the track team, ___________?
No, ____________
Yes, _________
No, _______
Tag Questions
1.
They don’t like natto, ___________?
No, ____________
2.
We haven’t seen that movie, ___________? Yes, _______
3.
He isn’t going to be late, _________?
No, ___________
4.
We can’t speak French, _________?
Yes, _________
5.
She wasn’t on the volleyball team, _______?
No, ______
HOMEWORK?
Write one grammar card for yes/no
questions.
 Write one grammar card for negative,
positive and tag questions.
 Do the homework handout. Bring it to
class next week.
Be careful! I will check your homework at
the beginning of class. Have it ready!
