This document summarizes different types of questions and how to answer them. It discusses yes/no questions which require a yes or no answer plus additional information. It also covers W/H questions which cannot be answered with just yes or no and require a full sentence response. Finally, it addresses OR questions which require choosing one of the options rather than a yes/no response. It provides examples of questions for each type and the expected answer format.

1. Questions & Answers “ Yes/No” questions “ W/H” questions “ OR” questions

2. YES / NO Questions When a question starts with a verb , it is a yes/no question and its answer starts with yes or no + short answer. Examples: Are you my student? – Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. Is your mother a good cook? – Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t. Am I late? – Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.

3. W / H Questions Questions starting with interrogative pronouns (starting with letter W or H), you cannot answer yes/no. You have to give a complete answer . Examples: What is your name? – It’s Mary. Where are you from? – I’m from Brazil. Who is that woman? – She’s my teacher. Whose car is that? – It’s the Gibsons’ car. How are you? – I’m fine, thanks.

4. OR Questions When answering questions with or , you have to choose one of the elements. Don’t use yes / no. Examples: Are you a student or a teacher? – I’m a teacher. Is your mother here or at home? – She’s at home. Am I late or early? – You are late.

5. What  object / animal Answer questions with what with object or animal . What is that over there? It’s a book. What is this? It’s my dog .

6. Who  person Answer questions with who with a person. Who is that woman? She’s my teacher . Who is that boy? That’s Mike.

7. Where  place Answer questions with where with a place . Where is your book? It’s on my desk . Where are you from? I’m from Brazil .

8. How  manner, way Answer questions with how with manner, way. How is your mother? She’s fine . How is the cake? It’s delicious .

9. How old  age Answer questions with how old with someone’s age. How old are you? I’m 16 . How old is your sister? She’s 1 .

10. Whose  owner or possessive Answer questions with whose with the owner of something or with possessive. Whose jeep is that? It’s Mr. Strickland’s . Whose backpack is this? It’s my backpack.