ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 1 (WAJ3022)

NAME NURUL NATALIA BT NASIF

NURALIA NADERA BT MOHAMAD

NUR HANISAH BT MOHAMAD NOR

HUSNA SU’AD BT TITAN

LECTURER’S NAME Mr. AZMAN B. MOHAMED NOR

Yes/ No Questions(Closed questions)

Yes / No Questions

• Is apart of closed questions which demand a yes/ no, true/ false, or right/ wrong answer.

• Use do/ does, am/ is are or have/ has as a question words.

• Use do or have or am with personal pronouns.

• Use does or has or is with the third person singular pronouns (he, she, it) and with singular noun forms.

• Use do or have or are with other personal pronouns (you, we, they) and with plural noun forms.

Examples

• Am I English?

• Have I got an English book?

• Do you like your new teacher?

• Can you help me?

• Have you ever been here before?

Exercises

• Q: Mercury is a liquid metal used in thermometers. _____________ mercury have a boiling point?

A:Yes, __________________. It boils at 356.58˚ C.

• Q: ______________ snakes have legs?

A: No, ______________________

• Q: ___________________all snakebites poisonous?

A: No, _______________________

• Q: I need a phone. _____________ you have one?

A: Yes, _____________________.

Tag Questions

Tag questions (dinjunctive or tail questions)

• They are mini-questions asked at the end of a statement to confirm it.

+Positive statement,

-negative tag?

Snow is white, isn't it?

-Negative statement,

+positive tag?

You don't like me, do you?

Examples

• You love her, don’t you?

• She has seen it, hasn’t she?

• Nobody knew the answer, did they?

• It isn’t raining, is it?

• They will not help, will they?

TAG QUESTIONS

A question tag or tag question (also known as tail question) is a grammatical structure in which a

declarative statement or an imperative is turned into a

question by adding an interrogative fragment

(the "tag").

There are lots of different question tags but the rules

are not difficult to learn.

A tag question is a short question added to the end of a positive or negative statement.

Eg:• He’s a doctor, isn’t

he?• You work in a bank,

don’t you?

HOW ARE THEY

FORMED?

Positive statement negative tag(vice versa)

Always separated by comma.

examples:

I’m the fastest, aren’t I?

Auxiliary verb must match.

examples:

-You haven’t met him, have you?

-She isn’t coming, is she?

Tag Questions formed by :

1. Normally a positive statement is followed by a negative tag and a negative statement is followe by a positive tag.

Example:

You’re English, aren’t you?

You’re not German, are you?

2. The statement and the tag are always separated by a comma.

Past Tense Past Tense

You didn’t go to work yesterday Did you?

Present Perfect Tense Present Perfect Tense

You have been to London Haven’t you

Present Tense Present Tense

You are a good singer Aren’t you?

3. If the verb used in the statement is an auxiliary verb, then the verb used in the tag must match it. If a modal (can, could, will, should, etc ) is used in the statement, then the same modal is used in the tag part. If the statement doesn’t use an auxilliary verb, then the auxiliary do is used in the tag part.

Auxilliary Verb

She is from Sabah Isn’t she?

Modal Verb

You can dance? Can’t you?

No Auxilliary

He eats durian Doesn’t he?

Anwers all the questions:1.Natalia was an actress, _______?

2.Husna was really tired, _______?

3.Hanisah was here, ________?

4.I was late to work yesterday,________?

5.Syiqin and Nurain are PISMP students, ______________?

6.It isn’t really hot today, _________?

7.They play football on Sundays, _________?

8.She plays badminton on Friday, _________?

9.They played football on Sundays, ________?

10.You go to school, _______?

Choice Questions

Choice Questions• The answers is in the question.• We use choice questions when we offer choices.

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Examples

Choices questions Answers

Do you like a house or a flat?

A house, of course.

Will we meet Johan or Roslan?

Johan.

Did she go to Taiping or Ipoh?

She went to Taiping.

Is your car green or silver?

Its silver.

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Exercises

• Q: Would you like ____________or___________? (house, flat)•A: A house.

• Q: Do you with your family or alone?•A: With my family.

• Q: Are you a little nervous or excited?•A: A little nervous.

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INFORMATION QUESTIONS (WH-QUESTIONS)

INTRODUCTION

Wh-questions are used to ask for information that has not been previously mentioned.

They are different than Yes/No questions. Wh- questions normally begin with an interrogative

word There are 6 different Wh- question words.

WH- QUESTION WORDS

What

Who How

When Where

Why

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

Question Answer Example

What Thing What is that?

When Time When is the game?

Who Person Who do you live with?

Where Place Where do you live?

Why Reason Why are you happy?

How Directions/Feelings

How are you?

STRUCTURE

WH questions in simple present use “do” or “be”:

WH Questions with "do"

WH   +   DO/DOES   +   SUBJECT    +   VERB

Examples:  

1. Where do you work?

2. When does she wake up?

3. Who is your brother?

STRUCTURE

WH Questions with "be"

WH   +   BE    +    SUBJECT

Examples:   

1. Where are you from?

2. Who is that man?

3. When is your class?

STRUCTURE

Wh-questions are similar to yes/no questions

except they

have WH words at the start.

Examples:

Are you from Canada?

Where are you from?

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Where are you from?

I am from Malaysia.

What is your name?

My name is Mohamad.

When do you wake up?

I wake up at 5:30 am.

Why are you angry?

I am angry because I did not pass my exam.

Write the suitable question for these answer.

1. I like to play volleyball._________________________________________________________________

2. My grandparents will come to visit me this evening. _________________________________________________________________________________

3. The girls sits next to Adam is my cousin. _________________________________________________________________________________

4. Me and my family will be going to Cameron this holiday. _________________________________________________________________________________

5. I came here by bus. _________________________________________________________________________________

6. Amira is not going to the tournament because her legs are injured._______________________________________________________

7. Jason answered the phone._____________________________________________________________________________

8. The concert will be held in Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil.______________________________________________________________________________

9. She is doing some research on frogs._____________________________________________________________________________

10. The house cost RM 30,000 to build.______________________________________________________________________________

Change the statements to questions using the question word in parenthesis.

1. The Citrawarna Borneo Festival will be held on 22th October.

(When)_____________________________________________________________________

2. Kate and David is getting married.

(who)______________________________________________________________________

3. Fifi sang a funny song.

(Why)______________________________________________________________________

4. She chooses the green dress.

(Which)____________________________________________________________________

5. Helen wrote a letter.

(what)______________________________________________________________________

6. She read a lots of books and research.

(How)______________________________________________________________________

Define whether this questions suit its answer.

Who saw John? That is Anna.

(True / False)

When is your birthday? I am 22 years old.

(True / False)

Where are the working? They are working at the

bookshop. (True / False).

What is on the desk? It is a new notebook. (True /

False).

Who is in the kitchen? It is my brother.

(True/ False)