Adam Troi S.

Arenas
Renz Aaron Forcadilla
BS PSY 1-2
Mr. Bobby T. Gonzales
TOPIC: OTHER STRUCTURES THAT LOOK LIKE QUESTIONS
There are structures that looks like questions but function differently
from the WH- questions and YES/NO questions previously mentioned.
*TAG QUESTIONS
*ALTERNATIVE QUESTIONS
*EXCLAMATORY QUESTIONS
*RHETORICAL QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS
Tag questions (or question tags) turn a statement into a question. They are
often used for checking information that we think we know is true.
Tag questions are made using an auxiliary verb (for example: be or have)
and a subject pronoun (for example: I, you, she). Negative question tags are
usually contracted: It's warm today, isn't it (not 'is it not')
Usually if the main clause is positive, the question tag is negative, and if the
main clause is negative, it's positive. For example: It's cold (positive), isn't it
(negative)? And: It isn't cold (negative), is it (positive)?
If the main clause has an auxiliary verb in it, you use the same verb in the
tag question. If there is no auxiliary verb (in the present simple and past
simple) usedo / does / did (just like when you make a normal question).
There is one wierd exception: the question tag after I am is aren't I.
For example: I'm in charge of the food, aren't I?
Postive sentences, with negative tags
Present simple 'be'

She's Italian, isn't she?

Present simple other verbs

They live in London, don't they?

Present continuous

We're working tomorrow, aren't we?

Past simple 'be'

It was cold yesterday, wasn't it?

Past simple other verbs

He went to the party last night, didn't he?

Past continuous

We were waiting at the station, weren't we?

Present perfect

They've been to Japan, haven't they?

Present perfect continuous

She's been studying a lot recently, hasn't she?

Past perfect

He had forgotten his wallet, hadn't he?

Past perfect continuous

We'd been working, hadn't we?

Future simple

She'll come at six, won't she?

Future continuous

They'll be arriving soon, won't they?

Future perfect

They'll have finished before nine, won't they?

Future perfect continuous

She'll have been cooking all day, won't she?

Modals

He can help, can't he?

Modals

John must stay, mustn't he?

Negative sentences, with positive tags

Present simple 'be'

We aren't late, are we?

Present simple other verbs

She doesn't have any children, does she?

Present continuous

The bus isn't coming, is it?

Past simple 'be'

She wasn't at home yesterday, was she?

Past simple other verbs

They didn't go out last Sunday, did they?

Past continuous

You weren't sleeping, were you?

Present perfect

She hasn't eaten all the cake, has she?

Present perfect continuous

He hasn't been running in this weather, has he?

Past perfect

We hadn't been to London before, had we?

Past perfect continuous

You hadn't been sleeping, had you?

Future simple

They won't be late, will they?

Future continuous

He'll be studying tonight, won't he?

Future perfect

She won't have left work before six, will she?

Future perfect continuous

He won't have been travelling all day, will he?

Modals

She can't speak Arabic, can she?

Modals

They mustn't come early, must they?

ALTERNATIVE QUESTIONS
An alternative question gives a choice of two or more answers in the
question and includes or:
Would you like some ice cream or some cake?

Forming alternative questions

With an auxiliary verb
We usually form alternative questions with an auxiliary verb (be, do orhave)
+ subject + main verb or with a modal verb + subject + main verb:
Are we eating in or out this evening? (answer: Were eating in. or Were
eating out.)
Does she work in the city or in the suburbs? (answer: She works in the city.
or She works in the suburbs.)
Will they buy a house or rent somewhere? (answer: Theyll buy a house.
or Theyll rent somewhere.)
Warning:
When we ask alternative questions using the main verb be, we dont use an
auxiliary verb. The word order is: be + subject:
Is this the front or the back of the dress?

Different types of alternative question

We can also ask alternative questions using or not? This is a very direct
question and sometimes it can express annoyance or impatience:
Are you coming or not?
Do you want to go to the cinema or not?

Alternative questions can be answered as yes-no questions, depending on

the context:
A: Are there trains or buses from the airport to Belgrade?
B: Yes, there are. (There are both trains and buses.)(or Theres a
train./Theres a bus.)
Alternative questions can be wh-questions:
Which do you prefer, with or without salt?
Which is best, to water the plant every day or just once a week?

Reduced alternative questions (tea or coffee?)

Warning:
Sometimes in informal speaking, we make alternative questions shorter by
just saying the alternatives:
A: Would you like a coffee?
B: Thatd be great.
A: Black or white?
B: Black, please.
A: Are you renting an apartment in London?
B: Yeah, very near Paddington Station.
A: Sharing or on your own?
B: Im sharing with some old friends.

Responding to alternative questions

We can answer an alternative question in different ways, but we do not
normally answer yes:
A: Would you like mayonnaise or butter on it?
Possible responses:
B: Mayonnaise, please.
Butter, please.
Both, please.
Neither, thanks. (Neither means that you dont want mayonnaise or butter.)
No, thanks. (No means that you dont want either alternative.)
Not: Yes.

EXCLAMATORY QUESTIONS
Also Known As: exclamatory interrogative, emotional question

A question that has the meaning and force of an exclamatory statement

example: Isn't she a big girl!
Starts with question word (wasnt, isnt, what etc.) but is not really a
question
examples:
Isnt that great!
What a huge diamond!
What a rogue he was!
How on earth did you do it so quickly?

RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
A rhetorical question is a question that you ask without expecting an
answer. The question might be one that does not have an answer. It
might also be one that has an obvious answer but you have asked the
question to make a point, to persuade or for literary effect.

Common Rhetorical Question Examples

Rhetorical questions, though almost needless or meaningless, seem a basic
need of daily language. Some common examples of rhetorical questions from
daily life are as follows.
Who knows?
Are you stupid?
Did you hear me?
Ok?
Why not?

Rhetorical Questions with Obvious Answers

Here are some answers of rhetorical questions that have answers that
are very obvious, either because they ask about common facts or because
the answer is suggested based on the context of the question.
These types of rhetorical questions are often asked to emphasize a point:
Is the pope catholic?
Is rain wet?
You didn't possibly think I would say yes to that did you?
Do you want to be a big failure for the rest of your life?
Does a bear poop in the woods?

Rhetorical Questions That Have No Answers

What is the meaning of life?
Why do we go on?
What's the matter with kids today?
There's no hope, is there?

How much longer can this injustice continue?

REFERENCES:
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/tag-questions.html
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/questionsalternative-questions-is-it-black-or-grey
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/rhetorical-question-examples.html

QUIZ:
Tell what type of structure that looks like questions is stated.
Use:
A for TAG QUESTION
B for ALTERNATIVE QUESTION
C for EXCLAMATORY QUESTION
D for RHETORICAL QUESTION
1. Who cares?
2. Could I possibly love you more?
3. Oh you do, do you?
4. What could possibly be clearer!
5. Are you coming or going?
6. Did Mary arrive on the 1:00 plane, or is she coming on the 3:00 plane?
7. You couldn't help me, could you?
8. Did you mean to say edit or did you mean to say rewrite?
9. Could I possibly love you more?
10. Hasn't she grown!
11. Shut up, will you!

For 12-15, construct one example per structure that looks like
question.