313: Read & Listen: Yes/No Questions

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READ & LISTEN

Read:

In English, you can ask yes / no questions using the auxiliary verb do or does.   Whether you use do or does depends on the subject of the sentence.  Use do for all questions except when the subject of the sentence is third person singular (he, she, or it).  If the subject is third person singular, use does. 

When you form questions using do or does, you follow this pattern:  

Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Verb + Rest of the Sentence

Example:  

Auxiliary Verb	Subject	Verb	Rest of the Sentence
Do	you	like	camping?
Does	he	like	to ski?
Does	Suzette	enjoy	gardening?
Do	Tomas and Maria	enjoy	listening to music?

The main verb (like or enjoy) does not change.  Change only the auxiliary verb (do or does).

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Read:

It is common to use a short answer instead of a complete sentence when you answer a yes / no question.  Look at the chart below to review some more yes / no questions and the short answers to the questions.  Pay attention to how the questions are answered.

Example:

Person	Question	Affirmative Answer	Negative Answer
1st Person Singular	Do I enjoy camping?	Yes, you do.	No, you do not.
2nd Person Singular	Do you like to ride bicycles?	Yes, I do.	No, I do not.
3rd Person Singular	Does he like skiing?	Yes, he does.	No, he does not.
	Does she enjoy knitting?	Yes, she does.	No, she does not.
1st Person Plural	Do we like to play soccer?	Yes, you do.	No, you do not.
2nd Person Plural	Do you enjoy baking?	Yes, we do.	No, we do not.
3rd Person Plural	Do they like to hike?	Yes, they do.	No, they do not.
	Do your children like playing video games?	Yes, they do.	No, they do not.

With negative answers to yes / no questions, you can use the contractions don't and doesn't in place of do not and does not.

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