5W 1H
Question :
Who
- Identify the characters in the
reading and make a list of them.
- Draw connecting lines between
the characters and describe to yourself the relationship between the
characters.
What
- Identify the events or actions
and make a list of them.
- Draw connecting lines between
the events or actions to show the relationship between them.
- Draw connecting lines between
the characters and the events as you describe to yourself the relationship
between them.
Where
- Identify all the places in the
reading and make a list of them.
- Draw connecting lines between
places, events and characters as you describe to yourself the relationship
among them.
When
- Identify all the time factors in
the reading and make a list of them.
- Draw connecting lines between
time factors, places, events and characters as you describe to yourself
the relationship among them.
Why
- Identify causes for events of
actions and make a list of them.
- Draw connecting lines from the
causes to effects on the characters, events, places, or times as you
describe to yourself the relationship among them.
How
- Identify the way events took
place and make a list of them.
- Draw connecting lines between
the way events took place and other factors as you describe to yourself
the relationship among them
Yes No
Question :
Definition:
An interrogative construction that expects an answer of "yes" or
"no." Contrast with wh- question.
Examples and
Observations:
Homer: Are you an angel?
Moe: Yes, Homer. All us angels wear Farrah slacks.
(The Simpsons)
"Directing
a movie is a very overrated job, we all know it. You just have to say 'yes' or
'no.' What else do you do? Nothing. 'Maestro, should this be red?' Yes.
'Green?' No. 'More extras?' Yes. 'More lipstick?' No. Yes. No. Yes. No. That's
directing." (Judi Dench as Liliane La Fleur in Nine, 2009).
Principal McGee: Are you just going
to stand there all day?
Sonny: No ma'am. I mean, yes ma'am.
I mean, no ma'am.
Principal McGee: Well,
which is it?
Sonny: Um, no ma'am.
(Eve Arden and Michael
Tucci in Grease, 1978)
The yes-no
question is found in three varieties: the inverted question, the typical
exemplar of this kind; the inverted question offering an alternative (which may
require more than a simple yes or no for an answer); and the tag question:
Are you going? (inversion)
Are you staying or going? (inversion with alternative)
You're going, aren't you? (tag)
The inverted
question merely inverts the subject and the first verb of the verb phrase of
the corresponding statement pattern when that verb is either a modal or an
auxiliary verb or the verb be and sometimes have. The question itself may be
positive or negative:
She is
leaving on Wednesday.
Is she leaving on Wednesday?
. . . A positive question appears to be neutral as to the expected
response--yes or no. However, a negative question seems to hold out the
distinct possibility of a negative response.
Are you going? Yes/No.
Aren't you going? No.
(Ronald
Wardhaugh, Understanding English Grammar: A Linguistic Approach.
Wiley-Blackwell, 2003)
"There
are many different ways to format questions on a survey. Let's say you want to
measure people's attitudes toward premarital sex. You could ask a simple yes-no
question:
Are you in favor of premarital sex?
___ Yes ___ No
Or you could
use a Likert-type scale where the question is phrased as a statement."
(Annabel Ness Evans and Bryan J. Rooney, Methods in Psychological Research, 2nd
ed. Sage, 2011) Also Known As: polar interrogative, polar question, bipolar
question
Tag
Question :
Question
tags are the short questions that we put on the end of sentences – particularly
in spoken English. There are lots of different question tags but the rules are
not difficult to learn.
Positive/negative
If the main part of the sentence is positive, the question tag is negative ….
- He’s a doctor, isn’t he?
- You work in a bank, don’t you?
... and if
the main part of the sentence is negative, the question tag is positive.
- You haven’t met him, have you?
- She isn’t coming, is she?
With
auxiliary verbs
The question
tag uses the same verb as the main part of the sentence. If this is an
auxiliary verb (‘have’, ‘be’) then the question tag is made with the auxiliary
verb.
- They’ve gone away for a few
days, haven’t they?
- They weren’t here, were they?
- He had met him before, hadn’t
he?
- This isn’t working, is it?
Without
auxiliary verbs
If the main
part of the sentence doesn’t have an auxiliary verb, the question tag uses an
appropriate form of ‘do’.
- I said that, didn’t I?
- You don’t recognise me, do you?
- She eats meat, doesn’t she?
With modal
verbs
If there is
a modal verb in the main part of the sentence the question tag uses the same
modal verb.
- They couldn’t hear me, could
they?
- You won’t tell anyone, will you?
With ‘I am’
Be careful
with question tags with sentences that start ‘I am’. The question tag for ‘I
am’ is ‘aren’t I?’
- I’m the fastest, aren’t I?
Intonation
Question
tags can either be ‘real’ questions where you want to know the answer or simply
asking for agreement when we already know the answer.
If the
question tag is a real question we use rising intonation. Our tone of voice
rises.
If we already know the answer we use falling intonation. Our tone of voice
falls.
Source :
http://designjournalsos.blogspot.com/2012/01/amusement-theme-starter-ultimate-how-to.html
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions-tag.htm
