Would you like some tea?
- is not really a question at all
- is a display question
- is a communicative question
- is an open question
Are you going to work in pairs?
- is a closed, display question
- is a concept-checking question
- is a communicative question
- is an open, display question
Are there any parks in your hometown?
- is a closed, communicative question
- is an open, display question
- is an open, communicative question
- is a closed, display question
How do you feel about the writer's suggestions?
- is an open, opinion, communicative question
- is an open, opinion, display question
- is a closed, communicative opinion question
- is closed, opinion, display question
The salesperson's trick is to ask
- a closed, opinion question and then ask an open, opinion question
- an open, display question and then a closed, communicative question
- an open, opinion question and then a closed, opinion question
- a closed, display question and the an open, display question
What kind of building do you live in?
- is an open, personal, factual question
- is a closed, personal, factual question
- is an open, personal, opinion question
- is a closed, personal opinion question
What is the subject of the next paragraph?
- is an open, display question
- is a closed, display question
- is an open, communicative question
- is a closed, communicative question
Do we stress the first syllable?
- is a closed, display question
- is an open display question
- is an open, communicative question
- is a closed, communicative question
Why do you think John is wrong about environmentalism?
- is an open, communicative question that requires personal investment and risk taking
- is an open, communicative question that can be briefly answered
- is a personal, factual question requiring little thought
- is an open, opinion, display question requiring personal investment and risk taking
We should often try to ask questions in this order:
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1. closed, display
2. open display
3. closed, personal factual
4. open, personal opinion -
1. closed, personal factual
2. open display
3. closed, display
4. open, personal opinion -
1. closed, display
2. open display
3. closed, personal factual
4. open, personal opinion -
1. closed, display
2. closed, personal factual
3. open personal opinion
4. open display