Three ways to ask questions in French - French communication 5

The video tutorial explains different forms of questions in the French language, focusing on familiar, standard, and sustained forms. It details the structure of closed and open questions, providing examples for each. The familiar shape involves a straightforward subject-verb-complement structure, while the standard form uses 'is that' for closed questions and interrogative words for open questions. The sustained form involves reversing the subject and verb order. Each form is illustrated with examples to clarify the rising intonation and structure.

What is the structure of a closed question in the familiar shape?

• Subject, verb, complement, question mark

• Verb, subject, complement, question mark

• Interrogative word, subject, verb, question mark

• Subject, verb, interrogative word, question mark

How does the intonation change in an open question?

• It falls at the end

• It remains flat

• It rises and then falls

• It rises at the end

In the standard form, how is a closed question constructed?

• With 'is what', subject, verb, complement, question mark

• With subject, verb, complement, question mark

• With verb, subject, complement, question mark

• With 'is that', subject, verb, complement, question mark

What is the key feature of the sustained form of a closed question?

• The subject comes before the verb

• The verb comes before the subject

• The question mark is omitted

• The complement comes before the subject

In the sustained form, how is an open question structured?

• Interrogative word, subject, verb, question mark

• Verb, subject, interrogative word, question mark

• Subject, verb, interrogative word, question mark

• Interrogative word, verb, subject, question mark