Question Tag
Frequently used in spoken english when you want someone to agree or disagree.
Form : positive statement-quetion tag negative. Ex. You are tom, aren't you?
negative statement-question tag positive. Ex. He isn't john, is he?
The five examples :
1. You didn't see her, did you?
2. Jane can't swim, can she?
3. Jack doesn't smoke, does he?
4. Helen was there, wasn't she?
5. They couldn't understand him, could they?
Yes/No Question
Are also called Closed Questions because there are only two possible responses :yes or no. When forming a Yes/No Question, it must include one of these verbs : be, do, have,or a modal verb.
The five example :
1. Do you smoke? Yes, i do.
2. Is that Ed? No it isn't.
3. Did the twins go? Yes, they did.
4. Will there be an exam? No, there won't.
5. Should he have gone? Yes, he should.
5W+1H Question
Is used to getting the answer more complete from the question that you asked.
WHAT : to identify the event or what happened?
WHO : to identify the person or group belong to the text.
WHEN : to identify the time on the context.
WHERE : to identify the place or where the situation take a place.
WHY : to identify the reason or to identify the case causes.
HOW : to identify the way to get the resolving problem.
The five examples :
1. What time does it start?
2. Where does Peter live?
3. When is he coming?
4. Why do you love her?
5. How will she get there?