5W 1H Question :
Who
Identify the characters
in the reading and make a list of them.
Draw connecting lines
between the characters and describe to yourself the relationship between the
characters.
What
Identify the events or
actions and make a list of them.
Draw connecting lines
between the events or actions to show the relationship between them.
Draw connecting lines
between the characters and the events as you describe to yourself the
relationship between them.
Where
Identify all the places
in the reading and make a list of them.
Draw connecting lines
between places, events and characters as you describe to yourself the
relationship among them.
When
Identify all the time
factors in the reading and make a list of them.
Draw connecting lines
between time factors, places, events and characters as you describe to yourself
the relationship among them.
Why
Identify causes for
events of actions and make a list of them.
Draw connecting lines
from the causes to effects on the characters, events, places, or times as you
describe to yourself the relationship among them.
How
Identify the way events
took place and make a list of them.
Draw connecting lines
between the way events took place and other factors as you describe to yourself
the relationship among them
Yes No Question :
Definition:
An interrogative construction that expects an answer of "yes" or
"no." Contrast with wh- question.
Examples and
Observations:
Homer: Are you an angel?
Moe: Yes, Homer. All us angels wear Farrah slacks.
(The Simpsons)
"Directing a movie
is a very overrated job, we all know it. You just have to say 'yes' or 'no.'
What else do you do? Nothing. 'Maestro, should this be red?' Yes. 'Green?' No.
'More extras?' Yes. 'More lipstick?' No. Yes. No. Yes. No. That's
directing." (Judi Dench as Liliane La Fleur in Nine, 2009).
Principal McGee: Are you just going
to stand there all day?
Sonny: No ma'am. I mean, yes ma'am.
I mean, no ma'am.
Principal McGee: Well,
which is it?
Sonny: Um, no ma'am.
(Eve Arden and Michael
Tucci in Grease, 1978)
The yes-no question is
found in three varieties: the inverted question, the typical exemplar of this
kind; the inverted question offering an alternative (which may require more
than a simple yes or no for an answer); and the tag question:
Are you going? (inversion)
Are you staying or going? (inversion with alternative)
You're going, aren't you? (tag)
The inverted question
merely inverts the subject and the first verb of the verb phrase of the
corresponding statement pattern when that verb is either a modal or an
auxiliary verb or the verb be and sometimes have. The question itself may be
positive or negative:
She is leaving on
Wednesday.
Is she leaving on Wednesday?
. . .
A positive question appears to be neutral as to the expected response--yes or
no. However, a negative question seems to hold out the distinct possibility of
a negative response.
Are you going? Yes/No.
Aren't you going? No.
(Ronald Wardhaugh,
Understanding English Grammar: A Linguistic Approach. Wiley-Blackwell, 2003)
"There are many
different ways to format questions on a survey. Let's say you want to measure
people's attitudes toward premarital sex. You could ask a simple yes-no
question:
Are you in favor of premarital sex?
___ Yes ___ No
Or you could use a
Likert-type scale where the question is phrased as a statement." (Annabel
Ness Evans and Bryan J. Rooney, Methods in Psychological Research, 2nd ed.
Sage, 2011) Also Known As: polar interrogative, polar question, bipolar
question
Tag Question :
Question tags are the
short questions that we put on the end of sentences – particularly in spoken
English. There are lots of different question tags but the rules are not
difficult to learn.
Positive/negative
If the main part of the sentence is positive, the question tag is negative ….
He’s a doctor, isn’t he?
You work in a bank,
don’t you?
... and if the main part
of the sentence is negative, the question tag is positive.
You haven’t met him,
have you?
She isn’t coming, is
she?
With auxiliary verbs
The question tag uses
the same verb as the main part of the sentence. If this is an auxiliary verb
(‘have’, ‘be’) then the question tag is made with the auxiliary verb.
They’ve gone away for a
few days, haven’t they?
They weren’t here, were
they?
He had met him before,
hadn’t he?
This isn’t working, is
it?
Without auxiliary verbs
If the main part of the
sentence doesn’t have an auxiliary verb, the question tag uses an appropriate
form of ‘do’.
I said that, didn’t I?
You don’t recognise me,
do you?
She eats meat, doesn’t
she?
With modal verbs
If there is a modal verb
in the main part of the sentence the question tag uses the same modal verb.
They couldn’t hear me,
could they?
You won’t tell anyone,
will you?
With ‘I am’
Be careful with question
tags with sentences that start ‘I am’. The question tag for ‘I am’ is ‘aren’t
I?’
I’m the fastest, aren’t
I?
Intonation
Question tags can either
be ‘real’ questions where you want to know the answer or simply asking for
agreement when we already know the answer.
If the question tag is a
real question we use rising intonation. Our tone of voice rises.
If we already know the answer we use falling intonation. Our tone of voice
falls.
Source :
http://designjournalsos.blogspot.com/2012/01/amusement-theme-starter-ultimate-how-to.html
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions-tag.htm
