Yes No questions - Home of English Grammar Yes No questions are those questions that expect ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as answer These questions do not take the question words when, what, where
Noun clause markers - Home of English Grammar Yes no questions (questions that expect either yes or no as an answer) are also noun clauses Note that yes no questions are usually introduced by the prepositions if or whether
Whether or If - Home of English Grammar Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect yes no questions I don’t know whether I can come OR I don’t know if I
Using whether - Home of English Grammar Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect Yes No questions She asked if I liked English films OR She asked whether I liked English films Before an infinitive, we use whether If is not possible in this case I can’t decide whether to accept that job (NOT I can’t decide if to accept that job ) After a preposition, use whether
Rhetorical questions - Home of English Grammar Rhetorical questions are those questions that do not expect an answer These are used simply as a way of drawing attention to something Study the