Questions & Answers

“Yes/No” questions
“W/H” questions
“OR” questions
 YES / NO Questions
When a questions starts with a
verb, it is a yes/no question and its
answer starts with yes or no + short
answer.
Examples:

Are you my student? – Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

Is your mother a good cook? – Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
Am I late? – Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.
 W / H Questions
Questions starting with interrogative
pronouns (starting with letter W or
H), you cannot answer yes/no. You
have to give a complete answer.
Examples:
What is your name? – It’s Mary.
Where are you from? – I’m from Brazil.
Who is that woman? – She’s my teacher.
Whose car is that? – It’s the Gibsons’ car.
How are you? – I’m fine, thanks.
 OR Questions
When answering questions with or,
you have to choose one of the
elements. Don’t use yes / no.
Examples:

Are you a student or a teacher? – I’m a teacher.

Is your mother here or at home? – She’s at home.
Am I late or early? – You are late.
 What  object / animal
Answer questions with what with
object or animal.

What is that over there?

It’s a book.

What is this?
It’s my dog.
 Who  person
Answer questions with who with a
person.
Who is that woman?
She’s my teacher.

Who is that boy?

That’s Mike.
 Where  place
Answer questions with where with a
place.

Where is your book?

It’s on my desk.

Where are you from?

I’m from Brazil.
 How  manner, way
Answer questions with how with
manner, way.

How is your mother?

She’s fine.

How is the cake?

It’s delicious.
 How old  age
Answer questions with how old with
someone’s age.

How old are you?

I’m 16.

How old is your sister?

She’s 1.
Whose  owner or possessive
Answer questions with whose with
the owner of something or with
possessive.
Whose jeep is that?
It’s Mr. Strickland’s.

Whose backpack is this?

It’s my backpack.