MAKING QUESTIONS
MAKING QUESTIONS
Haciendo Preguntas
There are three types of questions:
1. yes/no questions—require a yes or no answer.
Ex: ¿Bailas (tú) bien? Sí, bailo muy bien.
¿Habla Paco inglés? No, no habla inglés.
Formula: ¿VERB + SUBJECT + REST OF SENTENCE?
--or—
¿VERB + REST OF SENTENCE + SUBJECT?
2. information questions—contain a question word; require a piece of information
for an answer.
Ex: ¿Dónde estudias (tú)? Estudio en casa.
¿Por qué estudian Uds.? Estudiamos porque hay un examen.
¿Quién* toca la guitarra? Paula toca la guitarra.
*The question word quién(es) can be a subject pronoun.
Formula: ¿QUESTION WORD + VERB + SUBJECT + REST OF SENTENCE?
--or—
¿QUESTION WORD + VERB + REST OF SENTENCE + SUBJECT?
3. tag questions—is a statement followed by a question phrase; answered with yes
or no.
Ex: (Tú) tomas ciencias, ¿verdad?
Ana trabaja en un restaurante, ¿no?
Uds. estudian todos los días, ¿no es verdad?
Formula: SUBJECT + VERB + REST OF SENTENCE, ¿QUESTION TAG?
NOTE: If the subject is longer than the rest of the sentence, it is placed at the end. If the rest of the sentence is longer than the subject, it is placed at the end.
Ex: Does Guadalupe study a lot? ¿Estudia mucho Guadalupe?
Does Paco teach math? ¿Enseña Paco matemáticas?
Change each statement into a yes/no question.
1. Ignacio baila con María.
2. Uds. hablan español bien.
3. Raúl lleva refrescos a la fiesta.
4. Tú necesitas una pluma.
5. Trabajas en la biblioteca los lunes.
Translate each question to Spanish.
1. Does Miguel take math?
2. Why does Felipe work?
3. Where do you all study?
4. Do you listen to music often?
5. Who gets good grades?
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