English Second Language·Grammar & language usage · NSSCO 1.11
Question forms, question tags & negatives
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How do we ask a question properly, add those little checks like 'isn't it?' at the end, and say no without getting tangled up? In this lesson we learn to build yes/no and wh- questions by moving the helper verb, add matching question tags, turn blunt questions into polite indirect ones, and form clean negatives — while avoiding the classic double-negative trap. Plain, slow, and full of everyday Namibian examples.
What you'll learn in this lesson
By the end you should be able to (NSSCO English Second Language 1.11):
- Learners should be able to form yes/no questions by placing an auxiliary or 'be' verb before the subject
- Learners should be able to use the 'do', 'does' and 'did' helper for present and past simple questions
- Learners should be able to form wh- questions using who, what, where, when, why, which, whose and how (including how much/many/often/long)
- Learners should be able to add correct question tags, matching the auxiliary and tense and reversing positive and negative
- Learners should be able to change a direct question into a polite indirect (embedded) question with statement word order
- Learners should be able to form negatives with 'not'/'n't' and the correct auxiliary
- Learners should be able to identify and correct double negatives and faulty question word order
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