Writing Questions

Prof. Myrna MonllorEnglish 112

Pattern 1Yes/No Questions

• These questions are answered with yes or no.

Yes/No Questions

Is this your resumé?

Do you know the answer?

Notice that these questions are different.

Did the interviewer accept your

resumé?

Has the professor asked

a question?

Yes/No Question Pattern

In Spanish you can omit the subject, but in English you can’t.

¿Está preocupada?

Is she worried?

In Spanish you can omit the subject, but in English you can’t

¿Ordena su comida?

Does he order his food?

Pattern 2:Information Questions when the answer is the subject of the

sentence

• When the answer to the question is the subject of the sentence, you do not use an auxiliary verb.• What you do is substitute the subject of the sentencefor the question words who or what

What was bought at Zara?

Her boots were bought at Zara.

Ivy Queen has painted her fingernails.

Who has painted her fingernails?

Exercise

• She has bought new clothes.• José drives a Jaguar.• They wanted to eat breakfast.• We are driving a new car.• He will be an excellent candidate.• The meeting was scheduled for 2:00 PM.• The boxers had fought well.

Pattern 3:Information Questions/Question Words

What?

Answers a noun or pronoun.

When?

Answers with time.

Where?

Answers place.

Questions Words

• Who? To Whom? For Whom? With whom?

With whom is he

talking?

Who is she?

To whom does she give the

gift?For whom is the gift?

Question Words

Which? Why?

Which do you want? Why is she crying?

Question Words

How?

angry

young old

Question Words

How many? How much?

How many shoes? Seven shoes.You use how many when youcan count the objects.

How much sugar do youyou put in your coffee?How much coffee do you drink?How much money does hehave?Use how much with thingsyou can’t count.

Information Questions

Where are they celebrating his

birthday?

How much money did she

give you?

Exercise

1. They watch the Oscars every year.2. Rosalyn Sánchez promoted “Relevo por la vida”.3. The governor of Puerto Rico has lived in La

Fortaleza for the past four years.4. The professor will give the students an exercise.5. María and Luis are meeting at 3:00 in Plaza las

Américas every afternoon.6. Jlo dances well.