Interrogatives test
Multiple-choice exercise
Have you spent the money yet?
is a(n):
- yes/no question
- alternate question
- declarative question
- tag question
The distinction between:
Can I get you anything? and Can I get you something?
is to do with:
- the use of an assertive form to indicate a presupposition
- the use of a non-assertive form to indicate a positive response is expected
- the use of an assertive form to indicate that a negative response is expected
Intonation on yes/no questions is usually:
- a rise or fall-rise
- a fall or fall-rise
- a rise
- a fall
The distinction between:
Hasn't she asked that question already? and Has she not asked that question yet?
is to do with:
- whether the enquirer knows whether she has asked a question
-
whether the enquirer expects a negative response
- whether the enquirer is sure of the answer
Unbalanced tags can only show irony, anger or sarcasm.
- True
- False
In I don't think she's coming to the party the question tag will normally be:
- do I?
- is she?
- does she?
- will she?
German, Dutch and most Scandinavian languages form lexical-verb questions by:
- inserting a tag at the end
- reversing the subject and the verb
- using an operator
Thai and related languages often form questions by:
- intonation alone
- inserting an interrogative particle
- reversing the word ordering
Turkish places the wh-word:
- initially
- after the clause
- before the verb
For yes/no questions Greek only uses:
- declarative questions
- tag questions
- word order to signal questions