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A statement is a sentence that tells you something. A question is a sentence that asks you something. A statement does not require an answer. A question requires an answer.

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Why should everyone want to know random questions to ask? Because, random questions work so well because they throw your audience off balance in a conversation. That often makes people give more honest and genuine answers. And because of that, they're powerful questions to ask to know, to help keep conversations interesting. Use some of these random questions to shock and jostle your. These are the WH question words (WHy, HoW etc) that we use to make question word questions. This page lists their functions and gives example senyences. Vocabulary for ESL learners and teachers.

statement:	I like EnglishClub.
question:	Do you like EnglishClub?	Yes
	Why do you like EnglishClub?	Because...

A written question in English always ends with a question mark: ?

Question Structure

The basic structure of a question is:

auxiliary verb

+

subject

+

main verb

Look at these example sentences. They all have the auxiliary verb before the subject:

auxiliary verb	subject	main verb
Do	you	like	Mary?
Are	they	playing	football?
Will	Anthony	go	to Tokyo?
Did	he	leave	early?
Why	did	he	leave	early?
When	will	he	return?

Exception! For the main verb be in Present Simple and Past Simple, there is no auxiliary verb. Look at these example sentences. They all have the main verb before the subject:

main verb be	subject
Am	I	wrong?
Are	they	Thai?
Was	it	hot outside?
Why	were	you	late?

Question Types

There are three basic question types:

• Yes/No: the answer is 'yes or no'
• Question-word: the answer is 'information'
• Choice: the answer is 'in the question'

We look at these in more detail below.

Yes/No questions

Sometimes the only answer that we need is yes or no. Look at these examples:

auxiliary verb	subject	not	main verb	answer: yes or no
Do	you	want	dinner?	Yes, I do.
Can	you	drive?	No, I can't.
Has	she	not	finished	her work?	Yes, she has.
Did	they	go	home?	No, they didn't.

Exception! Main verb be in Present Simple and Past Simple:

main verb be	subject
Is	Anne	French?
Was	Ram	at home?

Question-word questions

Sometimes we want more than yes or no for an answer. When asking for information, we usually place a question-word at the beginning of the sentence. The question-word indicates the information that we want, for example: where (place), when (time), why (reason), who (person). Look at these examples:

question word	auxiliary verb	not	subject	main verb	answer: information
Where	do	you	live?	In Paris.
When	will	we	have	lunch?	At 1pm.
Why	has	n't	Tara	done	it?	Because she can't.
Who(m)	did	she	meet?	She met Ram.
Who*	has	run	out?	Ati has run out.
Who**	ran	out?	Ati ran out.

*When the question-word is who, it acts as the subject.

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**In Present Simple and Past Simple tenses, there is no auxiliary verb with who.

Exception. Main verb be in Present Simple and Past Simple:

question word	main verb be	subject
Where	is	Bombay?
How	was	she?

Questions

Choice questions

Sometimes we give our listener a choice. We ask them to choose between two possible answers. So their answer is (usually) already in the question. Look at these examples:

auxiliary verb	subject	main verb	or	answer: in question
Do	you	want	tea	or	coffee?	Coffee, please.
Will	we	meet	John	or	James?	John.

Exception. Main verb be in Present Simple and Past Simple:

main verb be	subject	OR
Is	your car	white	or	black?
Were	they	$15	or	$50?

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