Direct/indirect questions/AS

DIRECT/INDIRECT QUESTIONS

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DIRECT QUESTIONS

Yes/No questions

questions with Yes/No answers begin with an auxiliary or modal verb (is, are, do, does, did, can, etc) followed by the subject

Are you happy? Do you live in England? Can your sister dance? Did you do it?

Wh- questions

Wh- questions begin with a question word such as who, what, where, when, etc. We put the auxiliary or modal verb before the subject

Where does your mum work? When are you leaving? Why did your sister go there?

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ask about the underlined parts

A mature male tiger weighs between 160 and 230 kg

Tigers live for an average of eleven years

The speech is going to be delivered by the mayor

Tigers live in Russia, China, India and South-East Asia

Tigers eat a variety of smaller animals, including deer

The course is going to start on Monday 1st

Subject/Object Questions

Subject questions are questions we ask when we want to know the subject of the sentence. They usually begin with the words who, what, which

Who gave you this ring? (NOT Who did give you this ring?

Subject. verb. object Kuba knows. Magda Who. knows. Magda?

Object questions are questions we ask when we want to know the object of the sentence. They begin with the words who what or which. But they are regular questions - formed with an auxiliary verb!!

Who did you invite to the party?

Subject. verb. object Kuba knows. Magda Who. does Kuba know?

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INDIRECT QUESTIONS

Indirect questions are introduced with: Do you know...? Can you tell me.....? I don't know....... I wonder........ Have you any idea......?The word order in indirect questions is the same as in statements (they are not formed with an auxiliary verb!)

I wonder if you are hungry.

Are you hungry?

Do you know if Marcjan likes learning English?

Does Marcjan like learning English?

Did Kuba write an application letter yesterday?

Tell me if Kuba wrote an application letter yesterday.

Can you tell me where my book is?

Where is my book?

I would like to know when the course starts

When does the couse start?

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QUESTION TAGS

Question tags are short questions added to the end of a statementto ask for confirmation of, or agreement with, the statement. They are formed with an auxiliary verb and the appropriate personal pronoun. A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag, and a negative statement is followed by a positive question tag: He plays well, doesn't he? He can't do it, can he?

everyone/someone/anyone/no one they Everyone offered to help, didn't they?

I am aren't I? I am older than you, aren't I? I used to didn't I? He used to go to school with you, didn't he? Le'ts shall we? Let's go home, shall we? Imperative will you?/won't you? Phone me later, will you?/won't you?

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Translate into Enlgish

Ask about the underlined part

1. Nie mam pojęcia ile lat ma jej brat 2. Jestem dobrym uczniem, prawda? 3. Jak często twój brat pije kawę?4. Nie wiem jak często on pije kawę. 5. Twoi rodzice wyjechali za granicę w zeszłym tygodniu, prawda?

1. Paul met George 2. James is seeing the doctor tomorrow 3. Peter went to Toruń yesterday 4. Linda is talking to John 5.The children went to the park with their nanny

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