English Language Learning: An Easy Way to Make Questions in English
1-2-3-4-5
An Easy Way to Make Questions in English
(yes/no & information questions)
Prepared for the Communications Competencies Center University of Puerto Rico at Humacao Title V Project
Aníbal Muñoz Claudio
August 2006
Contents
Introduction …………………………………………………………………………….…i General objective …………………………………………………………………………ii Specific Objectives …………………………………………………………….…………ii
Directions: How to Use this Module? ………………………………………………........... Diagnostic Activity……….………………………………………………………….. …… General Review: English syntactical structures for questions….. ………………………… How does the 1-2-3-4-5 format works..……………………………………………............ Making yes/no and information questions with the verb to be……………………………. Making yes/no and information questions with the simple present tense (DO and DOES)…………………………………………………………………………… Making yes/no and information questions with the simple past tense (DID)……............... Making yes/no and information questions with progressive (continuous) tenses…………. Making yes/no and information questions with the perfect tense (HAVE, HAS, HAD)……………………………………………………………………… Making yes/no and information questions with the future tense (will) and with other auxiliary verbs (modals)……………………………………………............
Special considerations, negative statements and other considerations……………………. Final Test…………………………………………………………………………………. Answers (practice exercises)………………………………………………………............ Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………….
Introduction
This module is intended for those students enrolled in Basic English courses at university undergraduate level. It is specifically designed to help those students who exhibit difficulties when using syntactical structures to make questions (affirmative & negative) and responses in the English language. The module will serve as a resourceful guideline for the students to write questions in the correct English syntax without any difficulties.
This module includes a complete series of simple
An Easy Way to Make Questions in English
(yes/no & information questions)
Prepared for the Communications Competencies Center University of Puerto Rico at Humacao Title V Project
Aníbal Muñoz Claudio
August 2006
Contents
Introduction …………………………………………………………………………….…i General objective …………………………………………………………………………ii Specific Objectives …………………………………………………………….…………ii
Directions: How to Use this Module? ………………………………………………........... Diagnostic Activity……….………………………………………………………….. …… General Review: English syntactical structures for questions….. ………………………… How does the 1-2-3-4-5 format works..……………………………………………............ Making yes/no and information questions with the verb to be……………………………. Making yes/no and information questions with the simple present tense (DO and DOES)…………………………………………………………………………… Making yes/no and information questions with the simple past tense (DID)……............... Making yes/no and information questions with progressive (continuous) tenses…………. Making yes/no and information questions with the perfect tense (HAVE, HAS, HAD)……………………………………………………………………… Making yes/no and information questions with the future tense (will) and with other auxiliary verbs (modals)……………………………………………............
Special considerations, negative statements and other considerations……………………. Final Test…………………………………………………………………………………. Answers (practice exercises)………………………………………………………............ Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………….
Introduction
This module is intended for those students enrolled in Basic English courses at university undergraduate level. It is specifically designed to help those students who exhibit difficulties when using syntactical structures to make questions (affirmative & negative) and responses in the English language. The module will serve as a resourceful guideline for the students to write questions in the correct English syntax without any difficulties.
This module includes a complete series of simple