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QuestionsTamar Mikeladze

Grammar 27, 28for II-year students,

English Language and Literature

25.10.2012

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Auxiliary verb+subject+main verbYes/No questions

Do you live in Telavi?

Are you listening to me?

Have you ever met a foreigner? Did you go to Tbilisi on Monday?

Were you watching TV when mother came?

Had he already left when you woke up?

Can you play the violin?

Do you have to finish this exercise?

Must you send this letter?


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Where, when, who, what, why, which, how

Q.w.+auxiliary verb+subject+main verb

________ do you live?________ are you listening?________ have you met?________ did you go?________ were you watching TV?________ had he left?________ can you play the violin?________ do you have to finish?________ letter must you send?


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Q.w.+auxiliary verb+subject+main verb

Where do you live? What are you listening? Who have you met? Where did you go? Why were you watching TV? Why had he left? When can you play the violin? What do you have to finish? Which letter must you send?


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Question words as subjects

1. Who did you meet in England?2. Who met you in England?

Subject in 1.sentence?Subject in 2.sentence?

1. What do cats eat?2. What helps you to relax?Subject in 1.sentence?Subject in 2.sentence?


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Negative questions

Positive questions - answers Yes/No

Negative questions answer No

- Dont you like our new textbook inGrammar?

- No, Its too easy.


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Short answers

Do you live in Telavi?

Are you listening to me?

Have you ever met a foreigner?

Did you go to Tbilisi on Monday?

Were you watching TV when mother

came? Had he already left when you woke up?

Can you play the violin?


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Short Answers

Yes, I do

Yes, I am

Yes, I have

Yes, I did

Yes, I was

Yes, he had Yes, I can


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Tag questions

Tag question- a short phrase with aquestion part at the end.

Tag questions auxiliary verbs A positive statement has a negative tad,

and vice-versa ().

e.g. you speak English, dont you?

(+ , -) negative tagYou dont speak Chinese, do you?

(- , +) positive tag


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Some examples of tag questions

You dont get up early, .? You are listening to me, ..? Hes bought a new car, ..? She didnt go to the party, ..? We were walking at 6:00, .? She hadnt driven before, ..? You cant play tennis, ? They could visit me, ..? We should discuss this matter, ?


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You dont get up early, do you? You are listening to me, arent you? Hes bought a new car, hasnt he? She didnt go to the party, did she? We were walking at 6:00, werent we? She hadnt driven before, had she? You cant play tennis, can you? They could visit me, couldnt they? We should discuss this matter, shouldnt

we?


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Use:

Negative tag - positive answer Yes

Positive tag negative answer No


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Problems with tag

I am - arent I

Im right, arent I?

Lets shall

Letshave a cup of coffee, shall we?

Imperative will you / wont you?

Sit down, will you?Be quiet, wont you?


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Reply questions

Short question to reply what someonesays (shows surprise/interest/uncertanity)

Positive-positive Negative negativee.g. -I dont like chocolate

- dont you?

-I met our new boss.- Did you?


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Could you tell me?Do you know?Do you think?

Direct questionsWhere is the South street?

Can you get me to Victoria by 11:10?Is this a right street?

Indirect questions

Could you tell me where South street is?Do you think you can get me to Victoria

by 11:10?Do you know if this is the right street?


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