Yes or No |
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Types of questions
There are two types of questions:
Yes or no questions are questions whose expected answer is either "yes" or "no".
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How to form yes-no questions
1A. If the main verb of the sentence is "to be", simply switch the subject and the verb to be:
They are American. — Are they American?
They are nice. — Are they nice?
1B. If the sentence includes an auxiliary verb (can, must, will, shall, have or has) switch the subject and the auxiliary verb.
He can speak Dutch. — Can he speak Dutch?
They will be at home tomorrow. — Will they be at home tomorrow?
Nancy has been working all night long. — Has Nancy been working all night long?
He will be reading the book. — Will he be reading the book?
2. If the sentence includes a verb which is not the verb "to be" and doesn't include an auxiliary verb add a form of to do.
I like apples. — Do you like apples?
They go to school. — Do they go to school?
add does and the infinitive, if the subject is the third person singular (he, she, it).
Examples:
Nancy reads a lot. — Does Nancy read a lot?
He hates basketball. — Does he hate basketball?