3.6 More about closed questions
The answer to a closed question is yes or no. However, what you say after yes or no depends on the question.
"Are there chairs in the classroom?" "Yes, there are."
If the question starts with: "are there.."
Then there should be in the answer: "there are"
"Are there chairs in the classroom?" "Yes, there are."
If the question starts with: "are there.."
Then there should be in the answer: "there are"
"Are the chairs comfortable?" "Yes, they are."
If the question starts with: a form of the verb to be followed by a noun or pronoun
Then there should be in the answer: the verb to be in the form of the noun or pronoun.
If the question starts with: a form of the verb to be followed by a noun or pronoun
Then there should be in the answer: the verb to be in the form of the noun or pronoun.
More Examples
Is there a bank near your house?
Yes, there is. No, there isn't. No, there is not. Is there a pencil on the table? Yes, there is. No, there isn't. No, there is not. Are there flowers in the garden? Yes, there are. No, there aren't. No, there are not. |
Is the bank near your house?
yes, it is. No, it isn't. No, it is not. Is your pencil on the table? yes, it is. No, it isn't. No, it is not. Are the flowers in the garden? yes, they are. No, it they aren't. No, they are not. |
Activities
What's in my pocket?
"Is there a mouse in your pocket?", "Are there grapes in your pocket?", "Is the fish in your pocket?"
The winning guesser gets to put the next object in their pocket.
- Gather a variety of small objects, or pictures of objects.
- Go over the objects with the class.
- Have everyone close their eyes and choose one of the objects to "put in your pocket"/hide.
- The class opens their eyes are tries to guess what you have in your pocket.
"Is there a mouse in your pocket?", "Are there grapes in your pocket?", "Is the fish in your pocket?"
The winning guesser gets to put the next object in their pocket.
objects to hide in pocket | |
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Practice Questions about Moab
- Print the list of questions pertaining to Moab and discuss the answers with the students.
- Encourage students to generate more questions about Moab.
Moab Practice Questions | |
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File Type: | docx |