How to make questions

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The structure of general question (Структура общего вопроса)


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Вспомогательный/ модальный глагол — 1-я часть сказуемого

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Подлежащее

2-я часть сказуемого

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Второстепенные

члены

Глагол be

Is (Am/Are/Was/Were)

he

reading

your book?

Модальные глаголы

Must/May (Might)/Can (Could)/Shall (Should)

he

read

your book?

Вспомогательные глаголы will, have

Have (Has/Had)

you

written

this letter?

Will (Would)

you

write

it?

Вспомогательный глагол do

Do

you

read

these books?

Does

he

read

this newspaper?

Did

she

write

this letter?



The structure of special question to the subject or to the attribute

(Структура специального вопроса к подлежащему или к определению подлежащего)

Вопросительные слова Who/What вместо подлежащего

Сказуемое и другие второстепенные члены повествовательного предложения

Who

studies English?

knows the answer?

Whose children

are playing there?

What

is lying on the table?

What

planes fly there?



The structure of special question to other parts of the sentence

(Структура специального вопроса к другим членам предложения)

Question word (Вопросительное слово)

Where (где), When (когда), How (как), How much/many (сколько), How long (как долго/сколько времени), Why (почему), What (что — к дополнению)

General question (Общий вопрос)

Where

did you get this book?

When

will you go there?

How

can we get it?

How many books

have you read?

How much water

did he drink?

In what way (How)

do you want to celebrate this day?

How long (How much time)

does it take you to get to the centre of the city?

Why

do you want to see him?

What

were you doing at 6 o’clock?

What language

does he study?



The structure of alternative question (Структура альтернативного вопроса)

General question

Conjunction (Союз) or

Alternative (Альтернатива)

Have you got a car

or

(Have you got) a motorbike?

Does he know English

or

(Does he know) German?



The structure of disjunctive question (Структура разделительного вопроса)

Affirmative sentence

Short general question

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You work much,

don’t you?

We are students,

aren’t we?

NB! I am a teacher,

aren’t I?

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You don’t work much,

do you?

We are not students,

are we?

I am not a teacher,

am I?



Answers to the questions (Ответы на вопросы)

General question (Общий вопрос)

Short answer (Краткий ответ)

Is this a plane?

Yes, it is.

No, it is not (isn’t).

Have you written it?

Yes, I have.

No, I have not (haven’t).

Does he know the answer?

Yes, he does.

No, he does not (doesn’t).

Do you know the answer?

Yes, I do.

No, I do not (don’t).

Did he go there?

Yes, he did.

No, he did not (didn’t).

Will you ask him?

Yes, I will.

No, I will not (won’t).



Alternative question

(Альтернативный вопрос)

Answer

(Ответ)

Is this a short story or a novel?

It is a short story.

Will you go there or will your friend?

My friend will.

Do you want tea or coffee?

Tea, please.



Disjunctive question

(Разделительный вопрос)

You agree

(Вы согласны)

You disagree

(Вы не согласны)

Your friend speaks English, doesn’t he?

Yes, he does.

No, he doesn’t.

You have finished your work, haven’t you?

Yes, I have.

No, I haven’t.

Your friend doesn’t speak English, does he?

No, he doesn’t.

Yes, he does.

You haven’t finished your work, have you?

No, I haven’t.

Yes, I have.





 

 


 
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