Yes / No questions - Home of English Grammar
Jan 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.’ ‘Has he returned the car?’ ‘No, he hasn’t.’
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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.
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.
Reporting yes or no questions - Home of English Grammar
Jun 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. (Direct speech) The stranger asked Harry if / whether he was a clever boy. (Indirect speech)
Whether or If - Home of English Grammar
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. We discussed whether we should move to another city. (More normal than ‘We ...
Rhetorical questions - Home of English Grammar
Jun 4, 2014 · 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 or no and an auxiliary verb. Examples are given below. Are you coming with me ...
Noun clause markers - Home of English Grammar
Jun 23, 2012 · Note that yes/no questions are usually introduced by the prepositions if or whether. I would like to know if you are interested in coming with me. Note that you cannot decide whether a clause is a noun clause or not just by looking at the word used to introduce it.
Rhetorical questions - Home of English Grammar
Aug 3, 2011 · Negative yes/no questions are sometimes used to draw attention to a positive situation. ‘Didn’t I tell you she would come?’ (= I told you that she would come.) ‘Haven’t we had enough troubles?’ (= We have had enough troubles.)
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Apr 15, 2024 · We use if or whether to introduce an indirect Yes/No question. 5. Choose the correct sentence.
How to report questions? - Home of English Grammar
Nov 15, 2012 · Yes/no questions are reported with if or whether. The boy asked his mother, ‘Is there anything in the fridge?’ The boy asked his mother if there was anything in the fridge. The teacher asked the students, ‘Do you believe in ghosts?’ The teacher asked the students if they believed in ghosts. Exercise. Report the following questions. 1.