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This document contains a chapter about asking questions in English. It provides examples of different types of questions using question words like who, what, when, where, why, how, etc. It discusses yes/no questions and information questions. It also covers contractions in spoken questions and question formation with verbs like do, be, have. Each section provides examples and exercises to practice asking and answering different kinds of questions.
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- 2. 5-1 Yes/no questionsand short answers 5-2 Yes/no questions and information questions 5-3 Where, why, when, and what time 5-4 Questions with who, who(m), and what 5-5 Spoken and written contractions with question words 5-6 Using what + a form of do 5-7 Using what kind of 5-8 Using which 5-9 Using whose 5-10 Using how 5-11 Using how often 5-12 Using how far 5-13 Length of time: it + take and how long 5-14 More questions with how 5-15 Using how about and what about 5-16 Tag questions CONTENTS
- 3. 5-1 YES/NO QUESTIONSAND SHORT ANSWERS Does Marta look happy? No, she doesn’t. Marta doesn’t look happy.
- 4. Yes, he did.(He arrived.) No, he didn’t. (He didn’t arrive.) Yes, I do. (I like apples.) No, I don’t. (I don’t like apples.) 5-1 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS YES/NO QUESTION SHORT ANSWER + LONG ANSWER (a) Do you like apples? (b) Did he arrive?
- 5. Yes, it is.It’s sunny. No, it isn’t. It isn’t sunny. Yes, I have. Yes I have seen Jim. No, I haven’t. No, I haven’t seen Jim. 5-1 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS YES/NO QUESTION SHORT ANSWER + LONG ANSWER (c) Have you seen Jim? (d) Is it sunny?
- 6. Yes, he will.Yes, he will go. No, he won’t. No, he won’t go. 5-1 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS YES/NO QUESTION SHORT ANSWER LONG ANSWER (e) Will he go with us? yes/no question can be answered yes or no
- 7. 5-1 YES/NO QUESTIONSAND SHORT ANSWERS (c) CORRECT: Yes, I have. Yes, I’ve. (d) CORRECT: Yes, it is. Yes, it’s. (e) CORRECT: Yes, he will. Yes, he’ll. affirmative short answer helping verb is NOT contracted
- 8. ______________________Have you beento Croatia? 5-1 LET’S PRACTICE YES / NO QUESTION SHORT ANSWER LONG ANSWER ______________________ Yes, I have been to Croatia. Yes, I’ve been to Croatia. Yes, I have.
- 9. Can turtles run? 5-1LET’S PRACTICE YES / NO QUESTION SHORT ANSWER LONG ANSWER No, turtles can’t run. No, they can’t. _________________ _________________ _________________
- 10. ______________________Have you beenskydiving? 5-1 LET’S PRACTICE YES / NO QUESTION SHORT ANSWER LONG ANSWER __________ Yes, I have been skydiving. Yes, I’ve been skydiving. Yes, I have. ______________________ ______________________
- 11. 5-2 YES/NO QUESTIONSAND INFORMATION QUESTIONS Whose old truck is that?
- 12. 5-2 YES/NO QUESTIONSAND INFORMATION QUESTIONS yes/no question can be answered yes or no Are you going to college? Where are you going to college? information question where, when, why, who, whom, what, which, whose, how
- 13. (a) Does hework in Beijing? (b) Where does he work ? (QUESTION WORD) HELPING VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB (REST OF SENTENCE) 5-2 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION QUESTIONS yes/no question information question
- 14. (h) Who(m) didJack see ? 5-2 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION QUESTIONS (QUESTION WORD) HELPING VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB (REST OF SENTENCE) (c) Are you working at home? (d) Where are you working ? (e) Will they visit soon? (f) When will they visit ? (g) Did Jack see Jill? HELPING VERB + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
- 15. (j) Where areyou ? (QUESTION WORD) HELPING VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB (REST OF SENTENCE) (i) Are you at the gym? 5-2 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION QUESTIONS main verb: be simple present, simple past helping verb position
- 16. (l) What waswrong? (QUESTION WORD) HELPING VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB (REST OF SENTENCE) 5-2 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION QUESTIONS (k) Who went with you? subject: question word do is not used
- 17. 5-2 LET’S PRACTICE ______________________ ANSWER INFORMATION QUESTION Juanalives in Santiago, Chile. Where does Juana live?
- 18. 5-2 LET’S PRACTICE _____________________there? ANSWER INFORMATION QUESTION Juana has lived in Santiago for six years. How long has Juana lived
- 19. 5-2 LET’S PRACTICE Who_______________ ANSWER INFORMATION QUESTION Juana’s friend lives with her. lives with her?
- 20. 5-3 WHERE, WHY,WHEN, AND WHAT TIME What time is our meeting?
- 21. 5-3 WHERE, WHY,WHEN, AND WHAT TIME (a) Where did you go? Vancouver (b) Why did you go there? Because my parents live there. where place why reason QUESTION ANSWER
- 22. when any time expression 5-3WHERE, WHY, WHEN, AND WHAT TIME QUESTION ANSWER (c) What time did you go? Six-fifteen. Around noon. A quarter to two. (d) When did you get there? Seven-thirty. Last Monday. Five hours ago. what time on a clock
- 23. 5-3 LET’S PRACTICE ________________________ ANSWER QUESTION I’llstudy this evening. When are you going to study? when
- 24. 5-3 LET’S PRACTICE ________________________ ANSWER QUESTION I’mgoing to study geometry. What are you going to study? what
- 25. 5-3 LET’S PRACTICE ________________________ I’mgoing to study geometry because I have a test tomorrow. Why are you going to study geometry?________________________ ANSWER QUESTION why
- 26. 5-4 QUESTIONS WITHWHO, WHO(M), AND WHAT What broke? Something broke.
- 27. who subject whom object 5-4QUESTIONS WITH WHO, WHO(M), AND WHAT QUESTION ANSWER (a) Who spoke? Someone spoke. (b) Who(m) did you hear? I heard Ms. Adam. formal English
- 28. what subject orobject 5-4 QUESTIONS WITH WHO, WHO(M), AND WHAT QUESTION ANSWER (c) What broke? Something broke. (d) What was it? I saw nothing.
- 29. who, what subject 5-4QUESTIONS WITH WHO, WHO(M), AND WHAT QUESTION ANSWER (a) Who spoke? Someone spoke. do not used (c) What broke? Something broke. CORRECT: Who sang? INCORRECT: Who did sing?
- 30. 5-4 LET’S PRACTICE _____ ANSWERWe learned something. did you learn?WhatQUESTION who whom what
- 31. 5-4 LET’S PRACTICE _____ ANSWERRodrigo is at the door. is at the door?WhoQUESTION who whom what
- 32. With do youwish to speak? 5-4 LET’S PRACTICE _____ ANSWER I wish to speak with Dr. Poulos. whomQUESTION (formal) who whom what
- 33. What’s that? 5-5 SPOKEN ANDWRITTEN CONTRACTIONS WITH QUESTION WORDS What’s that?
- 34. (a) “When’s heleaving?” “Why’s that?” 5-5 SPOKEN AND WRITTEN CONTRACTIONS WITH QUESTION WORDS (b) “What’re they doing?” “Who’re you?” (c) “Who’d you see?” “What’d she do?” (d) “Where’ll you be?” “When’ll they be here?” SPOKEN ONLY is are did will contracted in speaking usually NOT written
- 35. 5-5 SPOKEN ANDWRITTEN CONTRACTIONS WITH QUESTION WORDS SPOKEN WRITTEN (e) Where’s the cat? Where’s the cat? What’s that? What’s that? Who’s he? Who’s he? only contractions with is + where, what or who commonly written
- 36. 5-5 LET’S PRACTICE Whois that person? Who’s that person? SAY: Who’s that person?
- 37. 5-5 LET’S PRACTICE Whatdid you do yesterday? What’d you do yesterday? SAY: What’d you do yesterday?
- 38. SAY: Who’ll yousee at school tomorrow? 5-5 LET’S PRACTICE Who will you see at school tomorrow? Who’ll you see at school tomorrow?
- 39. 5-6 USING WHAT+ A FORM OF DO What do you do in science class?
- 40. (a) What doesFayud do every evening? He prepares dinner. She went swimming. She is reading. 5-6 USING WHAT + A FORM OF DO QUESTION ANSWER (b) What did Amy do last weekend? (c) What is Amy doing now?
- 41. (d) What areyou going to do this week? (e) What do you want to do tomorrow? (f) What would he like to do now? I’m going to study. I want to go bowling. He would like to eat. 5-6 USING WHAT + A FORM OF DO QUESTION ANSWER
- 42. I’ll paint thekitchen. You should clean it up. (g) What will you do tonight? 5-6 USING WHAT + A FORM OF DO QUESTION ANSWER (h) What should I do about this mess? what + form of do questions about activities am doing, will do, are going to do, did…
- 43. 5-6 LET’S PRACTICE _________________right now? They’re dancing. What are they doing
- 44. 5-6 LET’S PRACTICE ______________________________________? Mybrothers want to play volleyball this afternoon. What do your brothers want to do this afternoon
- 45. 5-6 LET’S PRACTICE ______________________this dirty van? She should wash it. What should she do about
- 46. 5-7 USING WHATKIND OF What kind of flowers do you like?
- 47. 5-7 USING WHATKIND OF (a) What kind of shirt do you need? T-shirt dress shirtsport shirt formal shirt what kind of specific type general category
- 48. cucumbers eggplant garlicpeppers 5-7 USING WHAT KIND OF (b) What kind of vegetables do you like? what kind of specific type general category carrots cabbage corn onions
- 49. 5-7 LET’S PRACTICE Whatkind of movies do you like to see? Other kinds of movies: __________ __________ __________ __________ Dramas Musicals Horror Adventure Comedies.
- 50. 5-7 LET’S PRACTICE Whatkind of do you like to play? Other kinds of sports: _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ sports Soccer / football Baseball Lacrosse Archery Volleyball.
- 51. 5-7 LET’S PRACTICE Whatkind of fruit do you eat every day? Other kinds of fruit: ________ ________ ________ ________ Bananas Papayas Pears Apricots Apples.
- 52. 5-8 USING WHICH Whichpencil do you want?
- 53. 5-8 USING WHICH Sure.Which one do you want me to check? (a) whichchoice what Would you check my answer?
- 54. 5-8 USING WHICH Amy:I love to travel. Cindy: Which cities do you like to visit? (b) which plural nouns singular nouns
- 55. (c) Laura: Thisis a photo of my family. Bill: How nice. Which one is Shawna? which people 5-8 USING WHICH
- 56. (d) What didyou get for your birthday? what not a choice from a group 5-8 USING WHICH
- 57. 5-8 LET’S PRACTICE what which _____________________? Irode the brown one. Which horse did you ride
- 58. What would youlike for your birthday______________________________? 5-8 LET’S PRACTICE what which I would like some pearls for my birthday.
- 59. ____________________________?Which do youthink is more dangerous 5-8 LET’S PRACTICE what which I think that the lion is more dangerous than the turtle. turtle lion
- 60. 5-9 USING WHOSE Whosekeys are these?
- 61. 5-9 USING WHOSE (a)Whose (hat) is this? It’s the recruit’s (hat). (b) Whose (shoes) are these? They’re mine. They’re my shoes. (c) Whose phone did you use? I used Evelyn’s (phone). Whose possession
- 62. 5-9 USING WHOSE (d)Who’s that? Zoe Thompson. (e) Whose birthday cake is that? It’s Zoe’s cake. Whose possession Who’s = who + is
- 63. __________________________ ?Who’s goingto ride the gray one 5-9 LET’S PRACTICE whose who’s Harry. Harry is going to ride the grey one.
- 64. _____________________ ?Whose suitcaseis this 5-9 LET’S PRACTICE whose who’s This is Misha’s suitcase.
- 65. Who’s driving Rachelto school_________________________ ? 5-9 LET’S PRACTICE whose who’s Her father is driving Rachel to school.
- 66. 5-10 USING HOW Howwas the beach?
- 67. 5-10 USING HOW QUESTIONANSWER (a) How did you get home? I drove. / By car.
- 68. 5-10 USING HOW QUESTIONANSWER (a) How did you get home? I drove. / By car. I took a taxi. / By taxi.
- 69. 5-10 USING HOW QUESTIONANSWER (a) How did you get home? I drove. / By car. I took a taxi. / By taxi. I took a bus. / By bus.
- 70. 5-10 USING HOW QUESTIONANSWER (a) How did you get home? I drove. / By car. I took a taxi. / By taxi. I took a bus. / By bus. I flew. / By plane.
- 71. 5-10 USING HOW QUESTIONANSWER (a) How did you get home? I drove. / By car. I took a taxi. / By taxi. I took a bus. / By bus. I flew. / By plane. I took a train. / By train.
- 72. 5-10 USING HOW QUESTIONANSWER (a) How did you get home? I drove. / By car. I took a taxi. / By taxi. I took a bus. / By bus. I flew. / By plane. I took a train. / By train. I walked. / By foot.
- 73. 5-10 USING HOW QUESTIONANSWER (a) How did you get home? I drove. / By car. I took a taxi. / By taxi. I took a bus. / By bus. I flew. / By plane. I took a train. / By train. I walked. / By foot. how many uses ask about transportation
- 74. 5-10 USING HOW (b)How old are you? Thirty-three. (c) How tall is she? About 2 meters. (d) How big is your van? It seats eleven. (e) How tired are you? Not very tired. (f) How thirsty are you? I’m very thirsty. (g) How soon will they be ready? In about one hour. (h) How well does he speak Urdu? Not very well. (i) How quickly can you finish? I can finish by 3:00. how adjectives QUESTION ANSWER
- 75. 5-11 USING HOWOFTEN How often do you eat sushi?
- 76. 5-11 USING HOWOFTEN (a) How often do you eat out? Every day. Once a week. About 3 times a week. Every other day or so. Two times a month. Once a month. how often frequency QUESTION ANSWER
- 77. 5-11 USING HOWOFTEN (b) How many times a day do you eat meat? Once. (c) How many times a week do you play tennis? Two or three. (d) How many times a month do you wash your car? Maybe once. (e) How many times a year do you visit your dad? At least four. how often = how many times a day a week a month a year QUESTION ANSWER
- 78. _________________________________ ?How manytimes a year do you go to the doctor _________________________ ? 5-11 LET’S PRACTICE How often do you go to the doctor I go to the doctor about twice a year. how often how many times
- 79. _________________________________ ?How manytimes a month do they go to a party _________________________ ? 5-11 LET’S PRACTICE How often do they go to a party They go to a party about once a month. how often how many times
- 80. How many timesa week does she see her family__________________________________ ? _________________________ ? 5-11 LET’S PRACTICE How often does she see her family She sees her family every Sunday. how often how many times
- 81. 5-12 USING HOWFAR How far is it to the Eiffel Tower?
- 82. 5-12 USING HOWFAR (a) It is 4,611 km from Ottawa to Vancouver. (b) It is 4,611 km from Ottawa to Vancouver. from Vancouver to Ottawa. to Vancouver from Ottawa. to Ottawa from Vancouver. It is + distance + from/to + to/from most common same meaning
- 83. 5-12 USING HOWFAR (c) How far is it from Ottawa to Vancouver? 4,611 kilometers. (d) How far do you live from your job? About 3 miles. distanceHow far 1 mile = 1.6 kilometers 1 kilometer = .614 mile
- 84. 5-12 USING HOWFAR (e) How many miles is it from Chicago to Dallas? (f) How many kilometers is it from Paris to Rome? (g) How many blocks is it to the supermarket? How far = how many miles how many kilometers how many blocks
- 85. _______________________________ ?How manymiles is it from Orlando to Miami _________________________ ? 5-12 LET’S PRACTICE How far is it from Orlando to Miami 228 miles. (It’s 228 miles from Orlando to Miami.) how far how many miles
- 86. How many kilometersis it from Ankara to Istanbul___________________________________ ? ___________________________ ? 5-12 LET’S PRACTICE How far is it from Ankara to Istanbul 320 kilometers. (It’s 320 kilometers from Ankara to Istanbul.) how far how many kilometers
- 87. _______________________________ ?How manyblocks is it to the hardware store _________________________ ? 5-12 LET’S PRACTICE How far is it to the hardware store 8 blocks. (It’s 8 blocks to the hardware store.) how far how many blocks
- 88. 5-13 LENGTH OFTIME: IT + TAKE AND HOW LONG How long does it take to cook a turkey?
- 89. (a) It takesfour hours to cook a turkey. (b) It took Lena ten minutes to make dinner. It + take used with time words + infinitive length of time 5-13 LENGTH OF TIME: IT + TAKE AND HOW LONG IT + TAKE + (SOMEONE) + LENGTH + INFINITIVE OF TIME
- 90. (a) It takesfour hours to cook a turkey. (b) It took Lena ten minutes to make dinner. It + take used with time words + infinitive length of time 5-13 LENGTH OF TIME: IT + TAKE AND HOW LONG IT + TAKE + (SOMEONE) + LENGTH + INFINITIVE OF TIME An infinitive = to + simple form of verb
- 91. How long lengthof time 5-13 LENGTH OF TIME: IT + TAKE AND HOW LONG (c) How long does it take to cook a turkey? –Four hours. (d) How long did it take Abe to run home? –Five minutes. (e) How long did you read last night? – 45 minutes. (f) How long will you be on vacation? –Two weeks.
- 92. how many 5-13 LENGTHOF TIME: IT + TAKE AND HOW LONG (g) How many weeks will you be on vacation? –Two. + minutes hours days weeks months years
- 93. ______________________________________It took Mr.Richards 30 minutes to ride to work. 5-13 LET’S PRACTICE Mr. Richards rode to work. Length of time: 30 minutes. it + take
- 94. ___________________________________It took thetruck 25 years to get very rusty. 5-13 LET’S PRACTICE The truck got very rusty. Length of time: 25 years. it + take
- 95. It takes us5 minutes to drive from home to town. 5-13 LET’S PRACTICE We drive from home to town. Length of time: 5 minutes. it + take
- 96. 5-14 MORE QUESTIONSWITH HOW Terrible! I’m so worried about my test! How’s it going?
- 97. 5-14 MORE QUESTIONSWITH HOW QUESTION ANSWER (a) How do you spell “effort”? E-F-F-O-R-T (b) How do you say “no” in Russian? Nyet. (c) How do you say/pronounce this word? Spell the word. To answer: Say the word. Pronounce the word.
- 98. 5-14 MORE QUESTIONSWITH HOW QUESTION ANSWER (d) How are you getting along? (e) How are you doing? (f) How’s it going? Great. Fine. Okay. So-so.
- 99. 5-14 MORE QUESTIONSWITH HOW QUESTION ANSWER (d) How are you getting along? (e) How are you doing? (f) How’s it going? How is your life? Is your life okay? Do you have any problems? Great. Fine. Okay. So-so. Greetings: Hi Pat. How’s it going?
- 100. 5-14 MORE QUESTIONSWITH HOW QUESTION ANSWER (g) How do you feel? How are you feeling? health, general emotional state Terrific! Wonderful! Great! Fine. Okay. So-so. A bit under the weather. Terrible! Lousy. Awful!
- 101. 5-14 MORE QUESTIONSWITH HOW (h) formal introduction How do you do? How do you do?
- 102. 5-14 LET’S PRACTICE Ispell it: G-R-E-A-T. ___________________?How do you spell great
- 103. 5-14 LET’S PRACTICE Alegre.Alegre means “happy” in Spanish. __________________________ ?How do you say “happy” in Spanish
- 104. 5-14 LET’S PRACTICE Abit under the weather. ___________________ ?How do you feel ___________________ ?How are you feeling you
- 105. 5-15 USING HOWABOUT AND WHAT ABOUT How about joining our study group?
- 106. What about 5-15 USINGHOW ABOUT AND WHAT ABOUT We need something to drink with dinner. How about iced tea? (a)
- 107. What about 5-15 USINGHOW ABOUT AND WHAT ABOUT What time should we serve the soup? How about 7:30? (b)
- 108. What about 5-15 USINGHOW ABOUT AND WHAT ABOUT What do you want to do this weekend? How about going to a museum? (c)
- 109. How aboutWhat about 5-15USING HOW ABOUT AND WHAT ABOUT That sounds like a good idea. inviting Edith to join us? (d)
- 110. (c) How aboutgoing to a museum? (a) What about ice tea? (b) What about 7:30? (c) What about going to a museum? (d) What about inviting Edith to join us? (a) How about iced tea? (b) How about 7:30? (d) How about inviting Edith to join us? 5-15 USING HOW ABOUT AND WHAT ABOUT How about What about same meaning & usage suggestions or offers + noun or –ing form of verb
- 111. 5-15 USING HOWABOUT AND WHAT ABOUT (e) I’m not worried. We have time to study. I’m worried. How about you?
- 112. 5-15 USING HOWABOUT AND WHAT ABOUT Are you worried?No. What about you? (f) I’m very worried. How about you What about you question about preceding information
- 113. 5-15 LET’S PRACTICE Whendo you want to go on vacation? M T W Th F Sat S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 May What about What about May 6th? How about How about May 6th?
- 114. 5-15 LET’S PRACTICE Whattime shall we leave? What about What about 5:00? How about How about 5:00?
- 115. _____________________________________ 5-15 LET’S PRACTICE Weneed a new house. What about this house? How about this house? What about How about It is for sale. It is for sale.
- 116. 5-16 TAG QUESTIONS Sydneyisn’t in Africa, is it?
- 117. 5-16 TAG QUESTIONS AFFIRMATIVE(+) NEGATIVE (-) (a) You play tennis, don’t you? (b) Lonnie is a doctor, isn’t she? (c) Susan can play the flute, can’t she? tag question end of sentence auxiliary verb affirmative main verb negative tag question
- 118. 5-16 TAG QUESTIONS AFFIRMATIVE(+)NEGATIVE (-) (d) You don’t play golf, do you? (e) Lonnie isn’t a lawyer, is she? (f) Susan can’t swim, can she? negative main verb affirmative tag question
- 119. 5-16 TAG QUESTIONS SPEAKER’SIDEA I think you like this brand. (g)
- 120. 5-16 TAG QUESTIONS Youlike this brand, don’t you? SPEAKER’S QUESTION Yes, I do. EXPECTED ANSWER
- 121. 5-16 TAG QUESTIONS SPEAKER’SIDEA I think that he isn’t tired yet. (h)
- 122. 5-16 TAG QUESTIONS You’renot tired, are you? SPEAKER’S QUESTION EXPECTED ANSWER No, I’m not.
- 123. 5-16 TAG QUESTIONS COMPARE (i)Do you know how to swim? speaker doesn’t know the answer (j) You know how to swim, don’t you? speaker is making sure
- 124. 5-16 LET’S PRACTICE Theylook happy, ________? don’t they isn’t it do theydon’t they
- 125. 5-16 LET’S PRACTICE Youryard doesn’t look like this, _______ ? is it doesn’t it does it does it
- 126. 5-16 LET’S PRACTICE Ienjoy dancing, ________ ? don’t you isn’t it wasn’t it don’t you
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