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Yes / No questions are those questions that expect ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as answer. These questions do not take the question words when, what, where etc. Yes / No questions are used to check information or ask for confirmation. ‘Are you coming with us?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Has he returned the car?’ ‘No, he hasn’t.’
When we report a Yes/No question, we use whether or if. Direct: Suma said to me, ‘Are you interested in this offer?’ Indirect: Suma asked me if I was interested in that offer. Direct: The teacher said to me, ‘Do you know the answer?’ Indirect: The teacher asked me if / whether I knew the answer.
Yes/no questions expect yes or no as the answer. We use if or whether to report yes/no questions. Direct: ‘Will you do this?’ Indirect: She asked me if I would do that. Direct: ‘Are you going to the market?’ Indirect: She asked me if I was going to the market. Direct: Will you help me? Indirect: She asked me whether I would help her.
Yes or no questions are reported with ‘if’ or ‘whether’. Note that we cannot use the words say and tell to report questions. Study the examples given below. ‘Are you a clever boy?’ the stranger asked Harry. (Direct speech) The stranger asked Harry if / whether he was a clever boy. (Indirect speech)
Yes, I can. / No, I can’t. Did she come? Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t. Is your son married? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t. Does John work hard? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t. Is Peter your friend? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t. Agreements and disagreements with statements. Agreements with affirmative statements are made with the ...
Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect Yes/No questions. She asked if I liked English films. OR She asked whether I liked English films. Before an infinitive, we use whether. If is not possible in this case. I can’t decide whether to accept that job. (NOT I can’t decide if to accept that job.) After a preposition, use whether.
We use if or whether to introduce an indirect Yes/No question. 5. Choose the correct sentence.
Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect yes/no questions. I don’t know whether I can come. OR I don’t know if I can come. I don’t know whether I will have time. OR I don’t know if I will have time. After some verbs, whether is preferred to if. We discussed whether we should move to another city. (More normal than ‘We ...
Rhetorical questions are used to make a point. This makes them different from Yes / No questions because the latter expect an answer. Here is a quick review of Yes / No questions. Yes / No questions are asked to get a simple answer. They are usually answered with yes or no and an auxiliary verb. Examples are given below. Are you coming with me ...
Note that yes/no questions are usually introduced by the prepositions if or whether. I would like to know if you are interested in coming with me. Note that you cannot decide whether a clause is a noun clause or not just by looking at the word used to introduce it.