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i mean that there are, for example, tag questions, rhetorical questions, wh-questions, and so on, but i need all the types available in english language and if there are any details and explanations for each on.

2007-05-17 01:35:10 · 2 answers · asked by smilemar06 1 in Society & Culture Languages

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Hmmm. I guess all those are "types" of questions in English, but they're really different types of types of questions.

Grammatically, there are wh-questions (start with who, what, when, where, why or how), yes-no questions (start with a verb) and either-or questions (usually look like yes-no).

Tag questions are a kind of yes-no question. The question part is appended to the end of the sentence. (We've met, haven't we?) I suppose they can be contrasted with "complete" questions.

Rhetorical questions are questions that the asker doesn't expect an answer to. They can be any grammatical category, including tag (Nice day, isn't it?--with falling intonation.) I suppose they can be contrasted with "sincere" or "information-gathering" questions.

2007-05-17 02:26:44 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1 0

Academic question

Embedded question

Hypothetical question

Leading question

Question tag

Rhetorical question

Tail question

Yes/No Question

You can study these on this link: http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary.html

2007-05-17 03:02:48 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0 0

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