- Yes/ No questions
- Wh- Questions
1/ Yes/ No questions
They have a structure that we can easily recognise:
Auxiliary + Subject+ Verb+ rest of that sentence ?
The answer will start with Yes or No.
When asking the question the person will raise their voice at the end of the sentence, on the last word mostly:
Do you know those books?
Do you know that cook?
Do you have tea or coffee?
Do you speak other languages?
Would you pass me the book, please?
2/ Wh- questions
When the question is asked on something specific a special word, an interrogative pronoun will be used.
Here is a list of these words:
Who ?
Why ?
What ?
Where ?
When ?
Which ones?
How ?
How many ?
How long ?
How often?
When asking the question the person will lower their tone of voice at the end of the sentence, on the last word mostly:
Why did you buy that bike?
What makes you scream?
When did you cry for the last time?
Unit 5 in "La Grammaire Anglaise au Lycée" de Bertrand- Delepine
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