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Discover LudwigYes-no question is not a specific part of a sentence in written English.
It is a type of question that can be used in a sentence to elicit a yes or no answer. For example: - Can you pass me the salt? - Did you finish your homework? - Have you ever been to Japan? - Would you like some tea? - Is it raining outside?.
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yes-no question
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A type of question that can only be answered by yes or no and so does not allow for elaboration or detail.
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You are allowed to ask one yes-no question to establish his identity.
It can form a yes-no question in the form of 'A-not-A' or followed by the interrogative particle 嗎 ma in 77s.
A straightforward yes-no question is asked to obtain a self-assessment of the subjects, whether they believe they learned anything from ViDCo.
This tendency occurs not only in yes-no question without particle but also in all other kinds of questions with particles.
The presence of 都 to 1 in 35 as a yes-no question casts into doubt the very proposition that men have periods, a totally impossible situation.
In Mandarin, the utterance particle 嗎 ma in 1, as repeated in 43, functions as an interrogative marker that forms a yes-no question.
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Well, yes, no question.
"Oh yes, no question - quick answer".
On to the brother -- and yes, no question, we have all been the brother.
On if Sanchez is still the starting quarterback… Yes, no question.
Chronic disease: A yes / no question; if the participant was ever informed by a physician that he has a chronic disease.
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