Yes-no questions are questions that can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no" response. They are formed by taking a statement and changing the verb to an auxiliary verb like "is", "are", "do", "does", while keeping the same subject. Examples show how statements are changed to yes-no questions using auxiliary verbs and by changing word order to place the subject after the auxiliary verb. An exercise provides sample statements to change into yes-no questions.

1. Yes-No Questions

2. Yes-No questions are the simplest
type of questions. They can simply
be answered by “yes” or “no”
Example:
Dian
Ryan
Trian
Maya
: Are you a student?
: Yes, I am
: Is Lala coming today?
: Yes, she is

3. 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?
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4. Do
Does
Did
Subject
Verb
Object
Adverb
Example:
Present tense:
The students live in a dormitory
Do the students live in a dormitory?
Past tense:
Dodi played football yesterday
Did Dodi play football yesterday?
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I am in a restaurant now
The cat is black
They are doctors
Mr. Indra is a good teacher
We jump together
Mother cooks soup
Dian watches cartoon
She lies to me
Father worked yesterday
The monkeys ate bananas