Word Order

​in questions and answers.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​start with the auxiliary verb:

They help the main verb to denote the actions.

​For now, we have two auxiliary verbs: do and be.

We use DO every time we are talking about an action.

The verb BE is used when we are talking about a feeling or describing someone, something, or a phenomenon.

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​the subject comes after the auxiliary verb.

​The subject is the person or thing that performs the action of a verb or is being described.

We can use pronouns:

I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they.

Or use names(nouns):

Mary, John, mother, dog, trees, rock, etc.

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​and it needs a verb or a noun to complement the auxiliary:

It can be a verb, followed by DO, or a noun, followed by BE.

We use verbs to talk about actions, they come with the auxiliary DO in questions and negative sentences.

If we want to describe a person, thing, or phenomenon, we use a noun (adjectives, feelings, etc) that is followed by BE.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​start with the auxiliary verb:

​and have 'yes' or 'no' answers:

​Short answers

​Positive

If the answer is positive, the sentence usually starts with 'YES,'.

If it is negative, it often starts with 'NO,'.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​start with the auxiliary verb:

​and have 'yes' or 'no' answers:

​Short answers

​Positive

Then it is followed by a subject, usually the same one mentioned in the question.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​start with the auxiliary verb:

​and have 'yes' or 'no' answers:

​Short answers

​Positive

​and, in this case ( short answers ), after the subject, we have the auxiliary verb, the same one used in the question.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​Start with the auxiliary verb:

​and have 'yes' or 'no' answers:

​Short answers

​Positive

In negatives, we need to add a 'NOT' after the auxiliary verb, which usually gets contracted ( do not = don't ).

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​start with the auxiliary verb:

​and have 'yes' or 'no' answers:

​Short answers

​Positive

Negative

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• ​In questions, we always have an auxiliary verb, a subject, and a verb or noun.

• In short answers to simple questions, we will answer positively by repeating the auxiliary, and in negatives, we put the same auxiliary in the negative form.

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-Do you exercise?

- Yes, ​​

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-Are you lost?

-No, ​

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-Do you like it?

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-Do you paint?

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SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​Long answers

​Positive

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• ​In long positive answers, we will answer back with the same verb and not the auxiliary.

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• ​If the long answer is negative, we need the auxiliary to make the negative form, and we also need the verb to complete the answer.

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-Do you like art?

- Yes, ​

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- Do you have a dog?

- No, ​

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- Do you like rain?

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-Do you like plants?

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Specific QUESTIONS

​start with a question word and have the same order as the simple questions:

Specific QUESTIONS

​start with a question word and have the same order as the simple questions:

​Their answers are more specific, which means that they need more information.

​Answers

​It starts with the subject, has the same verb as the questions, and we have the information asked in the question word.

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- where are you?

- I'm ​

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- Why is the temple ruined?

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- What is that?

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- When is the stand-up show?

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The stand-up show

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