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Unit 10

This document provides information about forming yes/no questions and wh- questions in English. For yes/no questions, verbs like be, can and may are inverted, while other verbs use do/does. Wh- questions begin with question words like what, when, why, who, which, how, how much/many, how long, how often, how far/cold/hot/late/early. The document also discusses the differences between using "have" and "have got" to indicate possession.

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Unit 10

This document provides information about forming yes/no questions and wh- questions in English. For yes/no questions, verbs like be, can and may are inverted, while other verbs use do/does. Wh- questions begin with question words like what, when, why, who, which, how, how much/many, how long, how often, how far/cold/hot/late/early. The document also discusses the differences between using "have" and "have got" to indicate possession.

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BOOK 1

REVIEW / QUESTIONS
UNIT 10

YES / NO QUESTIONS
The simplest questions are yes/no questions. These are questions that can be
answered by yes or no.

The verbs be, can and may are inverted to form questions.
Statement Question Answer
You are a doctor. Are you a doctor? Yes, I am.
No, I’m not.
She can talk now. Can she talk now? Yes, she can.
No, she can’t.
I may smoke here. May I smoke here? Yes, you may.
No, you may not.
There is a rat! Is there a rat? Yes, there is.
No, there isn’t.
All other verbs use do or does to form questions.
If the verb is in the simple present tense, use do or does; if it is in the simple past,
use did. The main verb in the question is in its simple form, there is no final -s or -ed.

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Statement Question Answer


Lyle has green eyes. Does Lyle have green eyes? Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
We live here. Do we live here? Yes, we do.
No, we don’t.
He lived here. Did he live here? Yes, he did.
No, he didn’t.
She is living here. Is she living here? Yes, she is.
No, she isn’t.
She can live here. Can she live here? Yes, she can.
No, she can’t.

QUESTION WORDS: WH- questions

Information questions ask for information by using a question word.


Look at the following question words that all start with WH:
WHat
WHere
WHen
WHy
WHo
WHich

WHAT
Question Answer
What is your name? My name is Leonard.
What do you do? I’m a psychiatrist.
What is your profession? I’m a psychiatrist.
What is this? It is a book.
What time is it? It is a quarter to eleven.
What are you doing? I am feeding my cat.
What does he look like? He is tall and blond.
What color is her hair? Her hair is brown.

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WHEN (questions about time)
Question Answer
When can we meet? Tomorrow at three p.m.
When do you have time? Maybe next week.
When did you arrive? Last night.
When can we have supper? What about next Monday?

WHY (questions about reason)


Question Answer
Why are you in town? Because I have some business to do.
Why are you taking this route? Because there is a traffic jam on the highway.
Why are you calling me? Because I need to speak to you.
Why are you late? Because my watch is broken.

WHO (questions about people)


Question Answer
Who is a talk-show hostess? Frances is a talk-show hostess.
Who is calling, please? Kathryn Martell.
Who arrived last night? Lyle arrived last night.
Who gave you my number? Nobody. I looked it up.

QUESTION-WORD: HOW (questions about manner)


Question Answer
How are you? I’m fine, thank you.
How do you do? How do you do? (formal)
How do you do? I’m fine, thank you.
How old are you?* I’m thirty years old.

* In North America it is considered impolite to ask questions


about the age, weight, marital status or income of other people.

More questions with HOW:

HOW MUCH (questions about quantity: non-countable objects)


Question Answer
How much does that cost? Fifty-five dollars.
How much coffee can you drink? Not much, I’m afraid.
How much sugar do you take? Two spoons.

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HOW MANY (questions about quantity: countable objects)


Question Answer
How many cars do you have? Only one.
How many spoons of sugar do you take? Two.
How many days do you plan on staying? About ten.

HOW LONG (questions about length of time and measurements)


Question Answer
How long are you staying? About ten days.
How long did you wait for the cab? Not very long.
How long was your flight? Nine hours.
How long is the Amazon River? It is 4000 miles long

HOW OFTEN (questions about frequency)


Question Answer
How often do you see each other? Every two weeks.
How often do you come to town? Once every month.
How often do you see a movie? About twice a week.

HOW FAR (questions about distance)


Question Answer
How far is your office from the bank? About three blocks.
How far is the restaurant from the hotel? A mile and a half.
How far is it to Lancaster by car? Three hundred miles.

HOW COLD / HOT / LATE / EARLY (questions with adjectives and adverbs)
Question Answer
How cold is it in Lancaster in June? About 60 F.
How hot do you like your bath water? Not very hot.
How early do you normally wake up? At six a.m.
How late do you go to bed? At eleven p.m.

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Have - Have got

Both verbal structures are used to indicate possession. "Have got" is used mostly in
informal British English and can't be used in past or in progressive tenses. Most of
the times "Have got" is used in its contracted form.

I have have got I've got


you have have got you've got
he has has got he's got
she has has got she's got
it has has got it's got
we have have got we've got
they have have got they've got

She has a nice car / she's got a nice car


They have wi-fi at home / they've got wi-fi at home

Another difference on the use of these two verbs is the negative and interrogative
form. The verb "to have" uses the auxiliary verb "to do" to build negative sentences
or questions, whereas "have got" doesn't use auxiliary verb.

I don't have a motorcycle / I haven't got a motorcycle


Do we have a credit card? / Have we got a credit card?

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