YesNo and Tag Questions

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Yes-No and Tag Questions

• Questions answered by yes or no and questions
  added to sentences

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BE Questions

• Some yes-no questions begin with
• am, is, and are
• Am I in the same class with you?
• Is the professor in his office?
• Are you sitting in the back row?

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Do Questions

• Some yes-no questions begin with do or does
• Do you take the quizzes online?
• Does the test cover the whole unit?

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Modal Questions

• Other yes-no questions begin with modals like
  can, may, and should
• Can you complete the homework later?
• May I open the book during the exam?
• Should Mayra study more carefully?

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Short Answers to Yes-No Questions

• Yes-no questions have short answers
• Is the professor in his office?
• Yes, he is.
• Are you sitting in the back row?
• No, Im not. Im in the front.
• When the answer is no,
• we often tell what is correct.

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Short Answers to Yes-No Questions

• Yes-no questions have short answers
• Can you complete the homework later?
• Yes, I can, but it must be done on time.
• Do we take quizzes online?
• No, we dont. We complete them on paper.

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Tag Questions with Do

• Tag questions are added to statements with action
  verbs and no modals
• You know Eduardo, dont you?
• That guy speaks Spanish, doesnt he?
• No students have pens, do they?
• The tag is negative when the statement is
  positive, and vica-versa.

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Tag Questions with BE

• Tag questions are added to statements with BE
  verbs
• Eduardo is your brother, isnt he?
• English and Chinese are your languages, arent
  they?
• I am a top student, arent I?

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Tag Questions with Modals

• Tag questions are added to statements with
  modals
• Eduardo can join the class, cant he?
• They will speak English and Chinese, wont they?
• I could be a top student, couldnt I?

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Fill in the Blanks

• ___ you sitting in the front row?
• ___ we take quizzes online?
• ___ Mayra study more carefully?
• Is Henri here? Yes, he ___.
• You speak Hindi, ___ you?
• They are top students, ___ they?