Lesson 2 (part A2)

A.2  Notice the use of does in questions.

Previous pattern:
STATEMENT:	The book is green.
	The book is green.
QUESTION:	Is the book green?
New pattern:
STATEMENT:	John works in the morning.
	John works in the morning.
QUESTION:	Does john works in the morning?

COMMENT

Use the question pattern when you make questions to be answered with yes or no. Don’t make questions with the statement word order; such questions are used only in special situations.

NOTE: In American English, the question which corresponds to john has a book is usually does john have a book? Has john a book?

ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES

Does Mr. Smith practice in class?

Does the student study?

Does mary read Spanish?

Exercise 3. Change the teacher’s statement into a question.

John studies at night                              DOES JOHN STUDY AT NIGHT?

Mary studies in the afternoon           DOES MARY STUDY IN THE AFTERNOON?

1.       John studies the lessons.

2.       He understands the lessons.

3.       He has coffee at 11 o’clock

4.       He has lunch at noon.

5.       Mary practices in the afternoon.

6.       She eats supper at 6 o’clock.

7.       She writes letters at night.

8.       Mr. Allen works in the afternoon.

9.       He reads at night.

10.   John comes to the class every morning.

11.    Mr. Miller comes here at the afternoon.

12.   He leaves at night.

 taken from :English Sentence Structure by Robert Krohn