一、一般疑问句
一般疑问句(general questions)主要是对某一情况是不是事实提出质疑,需要用肯定词yes或否定词no回答,因此也可以叫作是非疑问句(yes-no question),朗读时一般疑问句句尾多用升调。
(一)一般疑问句的结构
一般疑问句的结构由陈述句的结构改变谓语动词的位置而成,可以分为三种情况。
1.含有be动词的句子改成一般疑问句的方法很简单,将be动词提前。
注:some在一般疑问句中通常改成any。
2.句中含有助动词、情态动词时,将它们移至主语前面。
3.如果谓语动词是行为动词,它前面又没有任何助动词或情态动词,这时需要在主语前加助动词do(第三人称单数一般现在时用does;一般过去时态用did)构成一般疑问句,行为动词一律用原形。
(二)一般疑问句的回答方式
一般疑问句的肯定回答用“yes”,后接简略式的肯定结构;否定回答用“no”,后接简略形式的否定结构。
— Are you Miss Zhang? —Yes,I am ./ No,I' m not.
— Do you always get up early on Sundays? —Yes,I do ./ No,I do n't.
— Does Tom like watching cartoons? —Yes,he does ./ No,he does n't.
— Did Jack write a letter to his girlfriend last night? —Yes,he did ./ No,he did n't.
— Will Lucy cook dinner for her family tonight? —Yes,she will ./ No,she won't .
Exercises
12.1 Think and write (根据这些词语写出疑问句。要求用上is,are,do,does或did)
1.(your mother/at home?)
Is your mother at home?
2.(Jerry/play football after school?)
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3.(Jerry/playing football/on the playground/now?)
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4.(your aunt/swim/at the beach/yesterday?)
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5.(you/always/get up late/on Sundays?)
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6.(Lucy and Kitty/at school?)
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7.(you/like/sports?)
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8.(the bakery/near here?)
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9.(you/making a model plane/in your room?)
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10.(your brother/study in the library/every Saturday?)
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11.(you/visit/the Shanghai History Museum/last week?)
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12.(your neighbor's dog/bark/at night?)
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12.2 Write the questions (根据提示和回答,提问)
1.(name) What's your name? Paul.
2.(American)________?No,I'm Australian.
3.(how old)________?I'm 10.
4.(tennis)________?Yes,I like tennis.
5.(what/on Sundays)________?I always see a movie.
6.(mother/a nurse)________?No,she's a doctor.
7.(father/policeman)________?Yes,he's a policeman.
8.(what/on Sundays?)________?He plays badminton.