Questions

A Sample sentences

A: Who approved this order?

B: I'm afraid I really have no idea.

A: It was Jim, wasn't it?

B: Jim, you approved this order?

C: Yes, I did. Why? Is there a problem?

A: Yes, half of the goods haven't been delivered.

C: Yes, I know. But could you just look at the accompanying note? It explains everything.

B Form

There are three forms of question:

ь direct questions

ь indirect questions

ь statement questions (+ question tag)

Direct questions

There are two types of direct questions:

wh-questions, which start with a wh-question word (including how):

Who approved this order?

yes/no questions, where the answer is yes or no:

Is there a problem? ‒ Yes.

Note that alternative questions have the same form as yes/no questions:

Did Helen or Peter check the balance? ‒ Peter.

Indirect questions

Indirect questions comprise:

ь a question word (wh-, if or whether)

ь a clause with the verb in statement word order:

I don't know which results you are talking about.

But could you tell me where I can find the manual?

Statement questions

There are two types of statement questions:

ь a statement with rising intonation: Jim, you approved this order?

ь a statement + question tag:

Jim, you approved this order, didn't you?

Jim, you didn't approve this order, did you?

C Uses

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