1
e
Will
Rob
be
here?
Es,
he
will.
(Rob will be
hen.)
No,
he
won't.
(Rob won't be here.)
I
YBS/NO
QUESTION
SHORT
ANSWER
(+
LONG
ANSWER
A
yedm
quadon
is a question that
can
be
answered by
yes

call?
Es,
she
dtd.
(Sue called.)
No,
she
didn't.
(Sue didn't call.)
(c)
Have
you
met
Al?
Ya,
I
have.
(I
have met
AlJ
No,
I
haw&.
(I
haven't met
Al.1
(d)
Is
h
mining?

Ya,
it's.
In
(e):
INCOKRBCT:
Ya,
he'll.
The spoken emphasis in
a
short
answer is on the verb.
1.
A:
Do
yak
kwbv
bvOtCZ~v?
B:
No,
I
Aoh't.
(I don't know your brother.)
,~
J
cClu
2.
A:
B: Yes, (Aspirin relieves
pain.)
3.

,IL//.,,
A:-
B: Yes,
-
-
,
,iJ.i
8:
yes,
.I
.,
>a
(Paul has left.)
10.
A:
B: Yes, (He left with Kate.)
f
EXERCISE
3.
Short answers to yeslno questions. (Chart
5-1)
Dmctions:
Work in groups of three.
Speaker
A.
Whisper the cue to Speaker B. Your book is open.
Speaker B: Ask a yeslno question using the information Speaker
A
gave you. Your book is
closed.

,
,
~
, ,
SPEAKER
B
(book closed):
IS
Rosa wear* jeans today?
, .
,
,
SPEAKER
c
(book closed):
Yes, she is.
'
'1
.~
.
.,
.,!Or4
9
>,,
,
Switch
roles.

'
,
Switch
roles.
5.
(
. . .
)
and
(
.
.
.
)
were in class yesterday.
6.
This exercise is easy.
7.
That book belongs to
(
.
.
.
)
8.
An
ostrich can't
flv.
10.
This book has an index.

2
In
British English,
n
form of
da
with
main
wb
haw
is
not necessary:
How
you
a
can'
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CHAPTER
5
)
5-2
YESINO QUESTIONS
AND
INFORMATION
QUESTIONS
A
yeslno question
=
a question that can be answered by "yes" or "no."
A:

VERB
I
sLW6cT SENTENCE)
Ann
Ann
Sara
Sara
YOU
YOU
they
hey
Hkdi
Hkdi?
live
in Montreal?
liwe?
studying
at the library?
studying?
gmduate
next year?
graduate?
see
Jack?
see?
at home?
Who
came
to dinner?
Whac

In (i) and
0):
Main verb
be
in
simple present and simple past
(am,
is,
are,
was,
were)
precedes the subject. It has the
same position as a helping verb.
When the question word !e.g.,
who
or
what)
is the subject of
the question, usual question
word order is not used. No
form of
do
is used. Notice (k)
and
0).
EXERCISE
4.
Yeslno and lnforrnatlon
questions.
(Chart

The students live there.
3.
Bob lived there.
4.
Mary is living there.
5.
1
was living there.
6.
They are going to live there.
7.
John will live there.
8.
The students can live there.
9.
Jim
has lived there.
10.
Tom has been living there.
Asklng
Questions
123
-3
WHCKb, WH
U,
WHENy
U,lJ
WHAI IIMO
QLIRSTION
A

1998.
Where
asks about
place.
Why
ash about
wason.
A
question
with
what
time
asks
about
rim
on
a
dock.
A
question
with
when
can be
answered by any time expression, as in
the sample answers
in
(d).
'See
Chart
8-6,

5.
Information questions. (Charts
5-2
and
5-3)
Diwctims:
Create information questions. Use
where, why, when,
or
what
the.
1.
A:
B:
Tomorrow. (I'm going to
go
downtown tomorrow.)
2.
A:
r,,
B:
At Lincoln Elementary School.
(My
children go to school at Lincoln Elementary
3.
A:
B:
At
1:lO.
(Class begins at 1:lO.)

SPEAKER
B:
After midnight.
I
went to bed after midnight last night.
1.
The day before yesterday.
7.
Tomorrow afternoon.
2.
Yes,
I
do.
8.
Viet Nam.
3.
Because
I
wanted to.
9.
No,
I
can't.
4.
At
8:30.
10.
Because the weather is
.
. .

A:
I
can't go with
YOU
tomorrow.
SPEAKER
B:
Why not? Why can't you go with me tomorrow?
SPEAKER
A:
Because
I
have to study for a test.
1.
I
ate two breakfasts this morning.
5.
I'm happy today.
2.
I
don't like to ride on airplanes.
6.
I
had to call the police last night.
3.
I'm
going
to sell my guitar.
7.
I

Who
came?
Someone
came. question.
Whom
is used
in
formal English.
In
everyday
o
8
o
spoken English,
who
is usually used instead of
(b)
Who(m)
did
you
see?
I
saw
someone. whom:
FORMAL:
Whom did you see?
INFOW:
Who did you see?
s
s

I
saw
something.
word order is not used; no form of
do
is used:
CORRECT:
Who came?
INCORRECT:
who
did
come?
EXERCISE
8.
Questions wlth WHO, WHO(M), and WHAT. (Chart 5-4)
Directions:
Create questions with
who, who@),
and
what.
Write
"s"
if
the question
word is the subject. Write
"0"
if
the question word is the object.
QUESTION
ANSWER

Ann is talking about
someone.*
EXERCISE
9.
Questions
wlth WHO, WHO(M), and WHAT. (Chart 5-4)
Directions:
Create questions. Use
who, whom,
or
what.
1.
A:
hlhat
Aid
yoln
see?
B:
An
accident. (I saw an accident.)
2.
A.
B:
An
accident. (Mary saw an accident.)
v
WHAT
3.
A:
-

at
the beginning of
a
question.
126
CHAPTER
5
5.
A:
I,
B: Mary. (Mary saw John.)
6.
A:
B:
An
accident.
(An
accident happened.)
7.
A:
B. A new coat. (Alice bought a new coat.)
8.
A:
B:
Alice. (Alice bought a new coat.)
9.
A:
B: A map of the world.
(I'm
looking at a map of the world.)

A:
B:
An
amphibian. (A frog is an amphibian.)
t7
.
B:
An
animal that can live on land or
in
water.
(An
amphibian is an animal that can
,mik
,
live on land
or
in water.)
,.,:
.
.:
,,,
.
,
18.
A:
B:
Mostly insects. (Frogs eat mostly insects.)
Asking
Questions