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Bookmark or Share- Yes / No questions - Home of English GrammarYes / No questions are those questions that expect ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as answer. These questions do not take the question words when, what, where etc. Yes / No questions are used to check information or ask for confirmation. ‘Are you coming with us?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Has he returned the car?’ ‘No, he hasn’t.’
- Embedded Questions - Home of English GrammarWe use if or whether to introduce an indirect Yes/No question. 5. Choose the correct sentence.
- How to report questions? - Home of English GrammarYes/no questions are reported with if or whether. The boy asked his mother, ‘Is there anything in the fridge?’ The boy asked his mother if there was anything in the fridge. The teacher asked the students, ‘Do you believe in ghosts?’ The teacher asked the students if they believed in ghosts. Exercise. Report the following questions. 1.
- Rhetorical questions - Home of English GrammarRhetorical questions are used to make a point. This makes them different from Yes / No questions because the latter expect an answer. Here is a quick review of Yes / No questions. Yes / No questions are asked to get a simple answer. They are usually answered with yes or no and an auxiliary verb. Examples are given below. Are you coming with me ...
- Whether or If - Home of English GrammarBoth whether and if can be used to introduce indirect yes/no questions. I don’t know whether I can come. OR I don’t know if I can come. I don’t know whether I will have time. OR I don’t know if I will have time. After some verbs, whether is preferred to if. We discussed whether we should move to another city. (More normal than ‘We ...
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