Hi EEPers! Today we are going to talk about how to form questions with the verb to be.
It's pretty simple. When we have a sentence with the verb to be and we want to make a question,
we take the subject and the verb and we flip them. That's it. Then you have a question. So
for example, I can say Misha is creative. If I want to make it a question, I can say
-Misha is -- is Misha - Is Misha creative? Yeah, she is. She's super creative. Another example:
you are a teacher, or if I want to make it a question I could say "Are you a teacher?" Yes,
I am a teacher. What a surprise! If I want to ask about your cat, I can ask "Is he at home?"
He is at home, yeah. Misha doesn't have a cat. I don't, but if I did that's where he'd be. And one
more example: we are great teachers. Yeah. Are we great teachers? We are great teachers. Good.
So those questions were yes and no questions, questions where the answer is yes or no. Are
we great teachers? Yes. Is he at home? Yes. If you want to ask a question that has a different
answer, we have a different way to form the question. We need to use a question word (who,
what, where, when, why, how much, how long...) and then the same thing: the question..the verb
to be and the subject. So I could say "Where is he now?" My cat? Yeah. He's still at home.
Or "Why are you happy?" Because I'm here with you. Yes. Obviously.
So to practice we're going to play a game -- our favorite way to practice. You can play too.
I'm going to think of a person - a famous Canadian - and Larissa is going to ask me
some questions and see if she can figure out who I'm thinking about.
Are you ready? I am. Great. All right, first question: is she from Montreal? No.
Oh, uh where is she from? She's from Toronto. Okay. Is she young? No.
Oh. How old is she? She's in her 80s. Wow! A famous Canadian from Toronto who's in her 80s.
Is she a doctor? No. What is her job? She's a writer. Is her name Margaret? You got it!
That's right. Margaret Atwood. Margaret Atwood. I love her books. Good. Let's do another one. Let's
do it. Okay, is he an author? No. No. What is his job? He is a soccer player or a football player.
Oh professional -- Is he a professional soccer player? Yes. Is he on a Canadian team? Yes. What
team is he on? He plays for the national team for Canada. Oh so he's really good.
Um is he young? He's young, yeah. How old is he? He's 23 I think. Wow really young.
Um, is his name Davis? You're close. What is his name? Alfonso Davies. Oh last name Davies!
Okay, one more. Yes. Is she from Vancouver? No. no. Where is she from? She's from a place
in Ontario called Manitoulin Island. Oh Manitoulin Island. Is she indigenous? Yes.
Okay. Is she an artist? No. What is her job? She is an activist, so she works for the environment
and for indigenous rights. Okay. I think I think I've heard of her. Is her name Summer? You're
close. It's a season. Is it Autumn? Yeah, Autumn Peltier. Oh, how old is she? She is really young.
She's 19. Wow! And already doing so much good work. That's great. Amazing. Good job, Autumn.
So when you're trying to make questions in the simple present, remember you take the subject
and the verb and you flip them. Yup. And if you want to ask a question that gives an answer other
than yes or no, you add the question word at the beginning and then the be verb and the subject.
What time is it? I don't know. It's about three maybe. Maybe. So give it a try. You
can play this game with your friends or you can ask us some questions in
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