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PRONUNCIATION OF YES/NO QUESTION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YES/NO QUESTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yes/No question is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES YES/NO QUESTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Yes–no question

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. 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YES/NO QUESTION

yes
yes man
yes men
yes please
Yesenin
yeshiva
yeshivoth
yesk
yester
yesterday
yesterday afternoon
yesterday evening
yesterday morning
yesterday week
yesterdays
yestereve
yestereven
yestermorn
yestern
yesternight

WORDS THAT END LIKE YES/NO QUESTION

accreditation
bastion
beyond (all) question
call in question
combustion
congestion
digestion
exhaustion
good question
heat of combustion
in question
indigestion
ingestion
open question
out of the question
pop the question
previous question
put the question
question
suggestion
trick question

Synonyms and antonyms of yes/no question in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «yes/no question» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YES/NO QUESTION

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The translations of yes/no question from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yes/no question» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

是/否问题
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pregunta sí / no
570 millions of speakers

English

yes/no question
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हां / नहीं सवाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نعم / لا شك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

да / нет вопрос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pergunta sim / não
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হ্যাঁ / কোন প্রশ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

question oui / non
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ya / tidak ada soalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ja / Nein-Frage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

はい/いいえ質問しない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예 / 아니오 질문 하지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ya / ora ana pitakonan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có / không có câu hỏi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆம் / இல்லை கேள்வி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होय / नाही प्रश्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Evet soru yok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

domanda sì / no
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tak / nie pytanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

так / ні питання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

da / nu întrebare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ναι / όχι ερώτηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ja / nee vraag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ja / nej fråga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ja / nei-spørsmål
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yes/no question

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YES/NO QUESTION»

The term «yes/no question» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.882 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YES/NO QUESTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yes/no question

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YES/NO QUESTION»

Discover the use of yes/no question in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yes/no question and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Negative Yes/no Question-answer Sequences in Conversation: ...
This dissertation examines the sequential structures and the practice of actions that are organized through an adjacency pair of a negative yes/no question and a response produced to the question in naturally occurring conversations of ...
Ji Seon Park, 2008
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Linguistics of American Sign Language: An Introduction
The word order for a yes-no question places the verb before the subject (as opposed to the order in a declarative sentence: John ... When a speaker of English says this yes-no question, his or her voice usually rises at the end of the question.
Clayton Valli, 2000
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The Teacher's Grammar of English with Answers: A Course Book ...
Yes/No Question Elliptical Yes/No Question (18) a. Has he been talking tofyou? He been talking tofyou? b. Are you|coming? Youjcoming? c. Do you want to talk to me about it? You want to talk to me about it? d. Is she taking her pills regularly?
Ron Cowan, 2008
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Cracking the TOEIC Exam
In fact, many times the correct answer to a yes/no question will not start with yes or no. For example, the question might be, "Do you want to go to lunch with us?" This is a yes/no question. The correct response, however, may be, "I can't right ...
Elizabeth Rollins, 2003
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Introduction to the Grammar of English
In the first place, we have already observed that a clause like // is genuine is not interrogative at all but could be used, if spoken with rising intonation or written with a question mark, to pose a.yes/no question. Secondly, a single question may  ...
Rodney Huddleston, 1984
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Analyzing Syntax and Semantics: A Self-instructional ...
A young child may use this form of yes-no questioning prior to acquiring the syntactic rule for the yes-no question— You read a story now? or My Daddy is ( Daddy's) coming home? Questions such as these may be called echo questions,  ...
Virginia A. Heidinger, 1984
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Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar
... or a phrase, or in some cases, within a phrase. There are two types of yes/no question: direct questions and tag questions. 19.1.1.1 Direct yes/no questions In direct yes/no questions, the clitic Questions Questions with ml Yes/no questions.
Aslı Göksel, Celia Kerslake, 2005
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Spanish Verbs For Dummies
If you want to know whether someone knows something, you can ask a yes/no question before getting into the particulars. Yes/no questions enable you to cut to the chase. In English, when you ask a yes/no question in the present tense, you ...
Cecie Kraynak, 2006
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The Linguistics of British Sign Language: An Introduction
Tag questions are a form of Yes-No question. They are attached to the end of declarative sentences. In BSL tag questions are formed by signing a sentence that is not a question, and then adding a sign that can be glossed as RIGHT or TRUE, ...
Rachel Sutton-Spence, Bencie Woll, 1999
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Bislama Reference Grammar
This type of tag question can actually be regarded as a shortened form of a longer type of yes-no question in which the opposite possibility is presented after the form no or o. The questions just presented could therefore also be expressed as ...
Terry Crowley, 2004

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YES/NO QUESTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yes/no question is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Yes/No Question That Nails A Company's Culture
It's a very simple question, and the answer is either “yes” or “no.” If you're considering joining a new company, there's only one right answer. If you go to work for ... «Forbes, Mar 15»
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The Scottish Independence Referendum: a brief guide to the story …
Under the deal there will be a single Yes/No question, 16 & 17 year olds will be able to vote and the Electoral Commission will regulate. Mar 2013: Date set «The List, Aug 14»
3
Scottish independence: What's going on in Scotland?
On referendum day itself, voters across Scotland will head to polling booths to answer the Yes/No question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" line ... «BBC News, Mar 14»
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Answers to Yes/No Questions Seen in Pupil Size: Study
8, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- People who are otherwise unable to communicate with others can answer yes or no questions with a simple system that measures ... «HealthDay, Aug 13»
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The yes/no questions that will make your future clear
Answer these simple questions to help set you on the right path. Loading gallery ... World News in Pictures. 1 of 51. 1 August 2015; 31 July 2015; 30 July 2015 ... «The Independent, Jan 13»

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