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What are the example of yes or no question?

What are the example of yes or no question?

Yes / No questions (closed questions)

question response
Am I your friend? Yes. / Yes, you are. / Yes, you are my friend.
Is this a good restaurant? No. / No, it is not. / No, it is not a good restaurant.
Are these islands Greek? Yes. / Yes, they are. / Yes, these islands are Greek.

What is the rule for yes or no questions?

When we answer yes or no questions, we do not usually repeat the full question. Instead, we answer with the auxiliary or modal from the question. The structure is yes or no + subject + auxiliary or modal.

What question Cannot answer?

rhetorical question is one for which the questioner does not expect a direct answer: in many cases it may be intended to start a discourse, or as a means of displaying the speaker’s or author’s opinion on a topic.

Is yes or no a complete sentence?

Yes. (See what I did there?) The sentence forms a complete thought, therefore is a complete sentence. ‘Yes’ and ‘no’ are interjections.

How to ask the right question in the right way?

Avoid asking rhetorical questions. A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question.

  • and this requires not putting people on the defensive.
  • Don’t set traps.
  • Ask open-ended questions.
  • Be grateful.
  • Avoid stress.
  • Avoid being too direct.
  • What does yes no question mean?

    Yes–no question. In linguistics, a yes–no question, formally known as a polar question or a general question is a question whose expected answer is either “yes” or “no”. Formally, they present an exclusive disjunction, a pair of alternatives of which only one is acceptable.

    How do I ask great questions?

    Here’s how to ask great questions: Limit the actual question to one sentence. Provide options in the question only if those truly are the only options. Don’t shade the question. Follow the same principles for follow-up questions. Talk as little as possible.