In linguistics, a yes–no question, formally known as a polar question, is a question whose expected answer is either "yes" or "no". Formally, they present an exclusive disjunction, a pair of alternatives of which only one is acceptable. In English, such questions can be formed in both positive and negative forms (e.g. "Will you be here tomorrow?" and "Won't you be here tomorrow?").
Yes–no questions are in contrast with non-polar wh-questions, with the five Ws, which do not necessarily present a range of alternative answers, or necessarily restrict that range to two alternatives. (Questions beginning with "which", for example, often presuppose a set of several alternatives, from which one is to be drawn.)
How such questions are posed
Yes–no questions are formed in various ways in various languages. In English, a special word order (verb–subject–object) is used to form yes–no questions. In the Greenlandic language, yes–no questions are formed with a special verb morphology. In Latin, yes–no questions are indicated by the addition of a special grammatical particle or an enclitic. In some languages, such as in Modern Greek, Portuguese, and the Jakaltek language, the only way to distinguish a yes–no question from a simple declarative statement is the rising question intonation used when saying the question. (Such questions are labelled declarative questions and are also available as an option in those languages that have other ways of asking yes–no questions.) The use of rising question intonation in yes–no questions is one of the universals of human languages.
last night I peeped your skeelo I watched you from afar another lover with lots of money let you drive his fancy car he never really takes the time out to tell you that he cares when you stressed and you want to talk about it his time is never there seeing you makes me miss you so much your in a place where he shows you no love I want you to know that I feel your pain and I would do anything in this world if I could feel your love again. Do you remember us and the way true love used to be remember making love felt you so close to me I remember love girl,can't you see I remember us when love was love between you and me. Can you truly tell me that I never seem to cross your mind everytime I think about us I shake my head and wonder why did I ever let you slip away please tell me what am I to do I rather live life lonely than live without my boo. I can't hide what I'm feeling inside we both know that you should be mine I want you to know that I feel your pain I'll do anything in this world if I can feel your love again Ever since that day that I let you slip away I always felt that I was your fool baby you know that things have changed
In one particularly heated exchange, Ed O’Keefe of CBSNews repeatedly asked the press secretary to “state very clearly yes or no" if any of Cannard’s trips to the White House were to treat the president ... "Is he being treated for Parkinson’s? No.
... in the long haul, no question, but right now we should reverse Biden damage, get spending restraint on Medicaid, reforms that need to be put in place [and] tax policy that matches all of that.”.
‘Babygirl’s’ key question is yes or no.” Emily Zemler spoke to Dickinson, who explained how the sense of discovery in the movie is something he felt while making it as well.
No other candidates have yet to enter the race to challenge Small, but a few possibilities have been rumored ... The question on the ballot is a yes or no on whether the justice should serve another term.
By Jessica Kvasnicka, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC ... Take an inventory of your self-care by asking yourself a few questions ... If you answered no to some of these questions, what are things you can do to make the answer yes? Take time to breathe and reflect ... ....
Could it be explained? Yes. Would reasonable people understand the problems? Yes. Would that make a difference with those who would hammer them? No. The only question to consider was, could they stand the heat? ... It was no ... But no.
She suggests that when offered an alcoholic drink, instead of saying "No, I'm not drinking" - which can invite more questions - lead with something affirmative like "Yes, I'd love a drink, could you ...
So for example, when I’m in Zambia or Uzbekistan, the first two questions people will say to me is, Are you married? Do you have kids? And the correct answer is always supposed to be yes, right? But no one in the U.
Instead, we have Reijn asking uncomfortable questions ... But there’s no pathological “a-ha!” moment ... no way to twist her home life around so that she’s the victim ... “Babygirl’s” key question is yes or no.
That was the question we were to answer as we went around the table at a small family gathering my husband and I attended this month ...Ask thoughtful questions. Instead of yes or no questions, ask questions that invite more in-depth responses.
Does this work? No ... Secondly, I have some questions that no rational adult should ask, but I have to, being the excuse of a person I am ... Are the kids watching this episode going to ask these questions? No.
Moreover, the writing test comprises eight types of questions. multiple choice, short answer questions, sentence completion, fill-in-the-blanks, yes/no or true/false questions, matching, diagrams and charts, and summary questions.
Lady Janey's second tip is to reply yes or no to every question, while the third requires callers to dial zero, multiple zeros or multiple hashtags at the beginning of the call ... Reply YES or NO to every question.
In the ‘Yes or No’ segment of the program, Nico, a government employee, brought up a scenario involving an expensive gift — a cellphone — from a private organization he had worked with on a project ... “No!” Kuya Alan answered firmly.
Colorado Springs Gazette
27 Dec 2024
Colorado Springs Gazette
27 Dec 2024