Yes / No questions - Home of English Grammar
January 25, 2014 -. Yes / 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.’.
Reporting yes/no questions - Home of English Grammar
Dec 1, 2013 · Yes/no questions expect yes or no as the answer. We use if or whether to report yes/no questions. Direct: ‘Will you do this?’ Indirect: She asked me if I would do that. Direct: ‘Are you going to the market?’ Indirect: She asked me if I was going to the market. Direct: Will you help me? Indirect: She asked me whether I would help her.
How to report WH and Yes/No questions - Home of English …
Sep 2, 2014 · When we report a Yes/No question, we use whether or if. Direct: Suma said to me, ‘Are you interested in this offer?’. Indirect: Suma asked me if I was interested in that offer. Direct: The teacher said to me, ‘Do you know the answer?’. Indirect: The teacher asked me if / whether I knew the answer. Direct: Martha said to Susie, ‘Will ...
Reporting yes or no questions - Home of English Grammar
Jun 7, 2014 · Reporting yes or no questions. June 7, 2014 -. Yes or no questions are reported with ‘if’ or ‘whether’. Note that we cannot use the words say and tell to report questions. Study the examples given below. ‘Are you a clever boy?’ the stranger asked Harry.
Short answers - Home of English Grammar
Jan 11, 2011 · Agreements with affirmative statements are made with the structure ‘ Yes + pronoun + auxiliary’. She is a nice girl. Yes, she is. Joe has already come. Yes, he has. He can speak English very well. Yes, he can. Agreements with negative statements are made with the structure ‘ No + pronoun + auxiliary + n’t (not)’.
Using whether - Home of English Grammar
Oct 28, 2013 · Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect Yes/No questions. She asked if I liked English films. OR She asked whether I liked English films. Before an infinitive, we use whether. If is not possible in this case. I can’t decide whether to accept that job. (NOT I can’t decide if to accept that job.) After a preposition, use whether.
Embedded Questions - Home of English Grammar
Apr 15, 2024 · We use if or whether to introduce an indirect Yes/No question. 5. Choose the correct sentence.
Rhetorical questions - Home of English Grammar
Jun 4, 2014 · A rhetorical question is a kind of question that is not meant to be answered. Rhetorical 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 ...
Whether or If - Home of English Grammar
Whether or If. May 31, 2011 -. Both 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.
Noun clause markers - Home of English Grammar
Noun clause markers. June 23, 2012 -. Recognizing a noun clause isn’t all that difficult. They are usually introduced by the conjunctions that, if or whether. Noun clauses can also be introduced by question words (e.g. how, what, when, where, which, who, whom, whose, why) and words ending in –ever (e.g. whatever, whenever, wherever etc.)