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Types of Closed and Open Questions

The document discusses closed and open questions. Closed questions require a yes/no, true/false or right/wrong answer. They are formed using auxiliary verbs like do, does, am, is, are, have, has at the beginning of the question. Open questions leave more room for description and require a wh- word like what, when, where, which, who, why, how to ask for more information. Open questions are more useful for eliciting details.

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Types of Closed and Open Questions

The document discusses closed and open questions. Closed questions require a yes/no, true/false or right/wrong answer. They are formed using auxiliary verbs like do, does, am, is, are, have, has at the beginning of the question. Open questions leave more room for description and require a wh- word like what, when, where, which, who, why, how to ask for more information. Open questions are more useful for eliciting details.

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Closed questions

Closed questions demand a yes/no, true/false or right/wrong answer.

When we want to ask yes/no questions we can use do/does, am/is/areor have/has as question
words. We use do or have or am with personal pronouns (I), we use does or has or is with third
person singular pronouns (he, she, it) and with singular noun forms. We use do or haveor are with
other personal pronouns (you, we they) and with plural noun forms.

Yes/no questions with the verb be are created by moving the verb be to the beginning of the
sentence. In other words the subject and the verb change their positions in statements and
questions.

Statement: I am from England. Question: Am I from England?

When forming questions in the present continuous tense use the verb be.

speaking
I am speaking English. = Am I
English?
speaking
You are speaking English. = Are you
English?
speaking
He is speaking English. = Is he
English?
speaking
She is speaking English. = Is she
English?
speaking
It is speaking English. = Is it
English?
speaking
We are speaking English. = Are we
English?
speaking
They are speaking English. = Are they
English?

When forming questions in the present simple tense use the verb be, do, or have. The auxiliary verb
is placed before the subject.
To Be

If there is one verb in the statement and the verb is a form of be , simply switch the positions of the
subject and verb.

I am English. = Am I English?
You are English. = Are you English?
He is English. = Is he English?
She is English. = Is she English?
It is English. = Is it English?
We are English. = Are we English?

They are English. = Are they English?

Open questions

Open questions leave room for a description or opinion, and are more useful in eliciting information

Open questions are often called Wh.. questions:-

There are eight wh-questions - what, when, where, which, who, whom, whose and why and to
this list we usually add how as they are all used to elicit particular kinds of information.

You use what when you are asking for information about something.
You use when to ask about the time that something happened or will happen.
You use where to ask questions about place or position.
You use which when you are asking for information about one of a limited number of things.
You use who or whom when you are asking about someone's identity.
You use whose to ask about possession.
You use why to ask for a reason.
You use how to ask about the way in which something is done.
Question word Verb + Answer
What is your name? My name is Lynne.
When is the party? The party is on Tuesday.
Where are you from? I'm from England.
Which is your car? The red car is mine.
Who are you? I'm Lynne.
Whose is this web site? It's mine.
Why is this web site here? Because it is!
How are you? I'm fine thanks.

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