The document discusses different types of questions, including yes/no questions which require a yes or no answer, and information questions which require more details. It also discusses question words like who, what, when, where, why used to ask questions, spoken contractions in questions, exercises to practice questions, how to use "how about" and "what about" to make suggestions or ask for more information, and how to form tag questions by adding a short question to the end of a statement.

1. Everything about
questions

2. Yes/No questions vs. Information
questions
 Yes/No questions: as the name implies, these type
of questions are answered with a simple yes or a
no:
Are you hungry?
Did you pick up the package?
 Information questions: Require more information
than a yes or a no:
Where did you study?
When is the party?

3. Question words
? word Use Example
Who To ? about a subject Q:Who is talking?
A: Henry is talking
Whom To ? about an object Q: Whom did you see?
A: I saw David
What To ? about things Q: What are you eating?
A: An apple
When / To ? about time Q: When are going to eat?
A: At 2:00 o‟clock
What time
Where To ? about place Q: Where are you going?
A: To the mall
Why To ? about reason Q: Why are you studying?
A: Because I have a test

4. Question words (Cont.)
? word Use Example
What kind of.. To ? about a specific Q: What kind of shoes did
type in a category you buy?
A: Boots
Which To ? about different Q: Which dress do you like?
choices A: The blue one
Whose Q: Whose book is this?
To ? about possession A: It‟s Gary‟s
How + adj/adv To ? about level Q: How old are you?
A: I‟m 56 years old
How often Q: How often do you run?
To ? about frequency A: I run 3 times a week
How long To ? about a length of Q: How long is he staying?
time A: 1 week

5. Spoken contractions
Aux. Contraction Example
What‟s "When's he coming?"
Is Where‟s "Why's she late?"
Who‟s “Where‟s Ed?”
What‟re “What‟re these?"
Are Who‟re “Who're they?”
Why‟re “When‟re they coming?
What‟d "Who'd you see?"
Did Who‟d "What'd you do?”
Why‟d “Where‟d you go?”
What‟ll "Where' ll you be?"
Will Where‟ll "When„ll they be here?“
Why‟ll “Who‟ll help you?”

6. Exercises
 Ex. 16 Pg. 132
 Ex. 18 Pg. 134
 Ex. 20 Pg. 136
 Ex. 24 Pg. 139
 Ex. 28 Pg. 142
 Ex. 29 Pg. 142
 Ex. 30 Pg. 142
 Ex. 37 Pg. 147

7. How about / What about
 USE 1: They can be used to make suggestions or
offers:
A: I‟m bored, let‟s do something…
B: How about going to the movies?
 USE 2: To ask a question about the information
that preceded it:
A: I work at Caltech. What about you?
B: I work at RepCo.

8. Exercises
 Ex. 43 Pg. 151
 Ex. 45 Pg. 152

9. Tag questions
 A tag question is a question that‟s added at the end of a
sentence, to clarify information or ask for agreement:
He is doctor Henderson, isn‟t he?
You lived in Minnesota, didn‟t you?
 There are two rules when asking tag questions
1) The auxiliary used in the tag question must agree with
the main verb in the statement:
You cooked this meal, didn‟t you?
2) When the main verb is affirmative, the tag question is
negative. And when the main verb is negative, the tag
question is affirmative:
It is cold today, isn’t it? It isn’t cold today, is it?

10. Tag questions
+ -
You work here, don‟t you?
She drives fast, doesn‟t she?
You studied math, didn‟t you?
Ann will pick it up, won‟t she?
- +
You don‟t like tea, do you?
He doesn‟t work, does he?
You haven‟t seen it, Have you?
She can‟t see it, can she?

11. Exercises
 Ex. 46 Pg. 153
 Ex. 47 Pg. 154