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Question Formation

To ask a question that may be answered sí or no, just raise the pitch of your voice at the end of the question.

The subject, if included, can go before or after the verb.

¿Eres extrovertido? Are you outgoing? ¿La profesora es simpática? Is the teacher

nice? ¿Es simpática la profesora? Is the teacher

nice?

When speaking, how can one make ¿Eres activo? sound different from Eres activo.?A. There is no change.B. You raise the pitch of your voice at

the beginning of the question.C. You raise the pitch of your voice at

the end of the question.

Where does the subject (if included) go in a question?A. Before the verbB. After the verbC. Either before or after the verb

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Question Formation

You can answer a question like this with sí or no.

You say the word no twice in your answer: once to mean no and another time to mean not.

¿Eres atlético? Are you athletic? Sí, soy atlético. Yes, I’m athletic. No, no soy atlético. No, I’m not

athletic.

When answer a sí or no question, what does the 2nd no mean in the response. Example: No, no soy activo.

A. NoB. NotC. Yes

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Question Words

Cómo What/howCuándo WhenQuién Who

Quiénes Who (plural)Qué What

Dónde WhereCuál What/which

Question Formation

You can ask for more information by using question words.

Notice that all question words are written with an accent mark.

¿Cómo es Paco? What’s Paco like?

¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? When is your birthday?

¿Quién es? Who is he (she)?

¿Quiénes son? Who are they?

¿Qué dia es hoy? What day is today?

¿De dónde eres? Where are you from?

¿Cuál es tu telefono? What’s your phone number?

What does the question word Cuándo mean?A. WhereB. What C. When

What does the question word Cuál mean?A. Which or WhatB. WhoC. How

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What does the question word Qué mean?A. WhoB. WhatC. When

All questions words have accents.A. TrueB. False

Exit Slip

Pages 52 & 53 Activity 16

Complete with the correct question word. Then go back and answer numbers 1-5 about yourself in COMPLETE sentences in Spanish.

Activity 17 Answer in COMPLETE sentences in Spanish

Activity 18 Give the missing question based on the

provided answers.