Questions English

QUESTIONS
1) Yes/No questions - be
Subject and verb change their position in statement and question.
statement
You are from Germany.
question
Are you from Germany?
We always use the short answer, not only "Yes" or "No". This sounds rude.
NOTE:
If the answer is "Yes", we always use the long form.
Example: Yes, I am.
If the answer is "No", we either use the long or the contracted form (short form).
Example: No, I am not - No, I'm not.
Yes,
am.
No,
am not.
'm not.
your friend?
Yes,
he
is.
from England?
Yes,
they
are.
Are
you
from Germany?
Is
he
Are
Peter and John
2) Questions with question words - be

Question word
Verb
Rest
Answer
Where
are
you from?
I'm from Stuttgart.
What
is
your name?
My name is Peter.
How
are
Pat and Sue?
They're fine.
3) Yes/No Questions and short answers - have
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
Rest
Yes/No
Subject
Auxiliary
(+ n't)
Have
you
got
a cat?
Yes,
have.
Have
you
got
a new car?
No,
we
haven't.
Has
your brother
got
a bike?
Yes,
he
has.
Do
you
have
a cat?
Yes,
do.
Do
you
have
a new car?
No,
we
don't.
Does
your brother
have
a bike?
Yes,
he
does.
4) Questions with question words - have

Question word
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
Rest
Answer
Where
have
you
got
your ruler?
I've got it in my pencil case.
Where
do
you
have
your ruler?
I have it in my pencil case.
5) Questions without question words in the Simple Present

Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
Rest
Do
you
read
books?
Does
Peter
play
football?
Yes/No
Subject
Auxiliary (+ n't)
Yes,
do.
No,
don't.
Yes,
he
does.
6) Questions with question words in the Simple Present

Question
word
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb Rest
What
do
you
play
When
does
your mother go
Where
do
you
Answer
on your computer? I play games on my computer.

to work?
She goes to work at 6 o'clock.
meet your friends?
I meet them at the bus stop.
7) Questions without question words in the Simple Past

Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
Rest
Did
Max
play
football?
Did
you
watch the film yesterday?
Yes/No
Subject
Auxiliary (+ n't)
Yes,
he
did.
No,
he
didn't.
Yes,
did.
No,
didn't.
BUT:
to be
Subject
Were
you
xxx
Rest
in Leipzig last week?
Yes/No
Subject
Auxiliary (+ n't)
Yes,
was.
No,
wasn't.
8) Questions with question words in the Simple Past
Question word
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
Rest
Answer
What
did
you
do
yesterday evening?
I did my homework.
When
did
she
meet
her boyfriend?
She met him yesterday.
Where
did
they
go
after the match?
They went to a caf.
BUT:
Question word
to be
Subject
Where
were
you
xxxxx
Rest
Answer
yesterday?
I was at the cinema.
9) Subject question
Question word
Verb
Rest
Subject
Verb
Object - Place - Time
Who
runs
to the shop?
Peter
runs
to the shop.
10) Object question

Question word
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
Who
do
you
like?
Who
did
Mandy
phone
Rest
Answer
I like my mum.
last Monday?
Mandy phoned her uncle.
NOTE!
Subject question
Who
phoned
Answer:
Peggy phoned John.
Object question
John?
Who
did
John
Answer:
John phoned Peggy.
English Comma Usage

Commas are used
phone?
I) separate independent clauses

The following conjunctions (socalledcoordinating conjunctions) are used in
such case:
and, but, for, nor, or, so & yet
II) after introductory
a) subclauses
b) phrases
c) words
The students asked for a second chance to rewrite

the exam, but the teacher did not grant it.
a) If you leave the door open, the dog might run

away.
b) As a matter of fact, Im going on vacation to
Hawaii next week.
c) Unfortunately, he was convicted of a crime and
put into jail.
III) when
a) subclauses
b) phrases
c) words
appear in the middle of the sentence.
a) Jill, who was sitting behind her desk, gave

Tim a smile.
b) We, as a matter of course, will contact your
former employer.
c) We have, however, found several severe errors.
IV) to set off three or more words, phrases or

mainclauses in a serious.
She went into the living room, sat

down, andplayed chess on the computer.
V) to set off two or more coordinate

adjectives, that is, the meaning does not
change when the order is altered.
We had to travel over

several narrow, winding,treacherous roads.
VI) at the end of a sentence in order to

indicate a pause.
He was merely ignorant, not stupid.
VII) to set off a nonrestrictive (also nondefining) relative clause.
Theodore Roosevelt, who was leader of the

famous rough riders, became president in 1901.
VIII) when someone is addressed directly.
Susan, can you help me do the dishes please?
IX) when a direct quotation is included.
Descartes said,I think, therefore I am.
X) to show an appositive.
Bill Clinton, former US president, is still very

popular in Europe.
XI) in dates.
Yes, July 17, 1972, was the date of his birth.
XII) separate identical words.
How it is, is how its always been.
XIII) in front of tag questions.
Bring me the tools, will you?
XIV) after digits indicating thousands.
10,000
9,999,999
XV) after a
a) salutation
b) farewell
a) Dear John,
b) Sincerely yours,
in letters.
Note that but and and do not take a comma when both are relatively short.
restrictive relative clause= they tell us which person or thing, or which kind of person or thing, is
meant;
non-restrictive relative clause = they tell us more about a person or thing that is already identified.
When an appositive is only one word, no comma is needed.
Thanks to Kai.

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QUESTIONS

You are from Germany.

Are you from Germany?

Peter and John

2) Questions with question words - be

I'm from Stuttgart.

Pat and Sue?

3) Yes/No Questions and short answers - have

4) Questions with question words - have

I've got it in my pencil case.

I have it in my pencil case.

5) Questions without question words in the Simple Present

6) Questions with question words in the Simple Present

on your computer? I play games on my computer.

She goes to work at 6 o'clock.

meet your friends?

I meet them at the bus stop.

7) Questions without question words in the Simple Past

watch the film yesterday?

8) Questions with question words in the Simple Past

She met him yesterday.

after the match?

They went to a caf.

I was at the cinema.

Object - Place - Time

10) Object question

Mandy phoned her uncle.

English Comma Usage

I) separate independent clauses

The students asked for a second chance to rewrite

a) If you leave the door open, the dog might run

a) Jill, who was sitting behind her desk, gave

IV) to set off three or more words, phrases or

She went into the living room, sat

V) to set off two or more coordinate

We had to travel over

VI) at the end of a sentence in order to

He was merely ignorant, not stupid.

VII) to set off a nonrestrictive (also nondefining) relative clause.

Theodore Roosevelt, who was leader of the

VIII) when someone is addressed directly.

Susan, can you help me do the dishes please?

IX) when a direct quotation is included.

Descartes said,I think, therefore I am.

Bill Clinton, former US president, is still very

Yes, July 17, 1972, was the date of his birth.

XII) separate identical words.

How it is, is how its always been.

XIII) in front of tag questions.

Bring me the tools, will you?

XIV) after digits indicating thousands.

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