1.1.8 Basic Questions and Negatives

 1.1.8 Basic Questions and Negatives

1. What are Questions and Negatives?

In English, we need to know how to:

• Ask questions (get information)

• Make negative sentences (say that something is not true)

This helps students communicate in everyday situations.

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2. Yes / No Questions

Yes/No questions are questions that can be answered with Yes or No.

Structure with verb to be:

• Verb to be + subject + complement?

Examples:

• Are you happy? → Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

• Is he your brother? → Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.

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3. Wh- Questions

Wh- questions start with question words:
What, Where, Who, When, Why, How

Structure with verb to be:

• Question word + verb to be + subject + complement?

Examples:

• What is this? → It is a pen.

• Where is she? → She is at school.

• Who is he? → He is my friend.

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4. Making Negative Sentences

Negatives show that something is not true.

Structure with verb to be:

• Subject + verb to be + not + complement

Examples:

• I am not tired.

• She is not at home.

• They are not students.

(Contractions are optional at this level:

• is not → isn’t

• are not → aren’t)

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5. Practice Activities

• Forming Yes/No questions and answering them

• Forming Wh- questions and answering them

• Turning affirmative sentences into negatives

• Speaking practice with classmates

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6. Common Errors (Basic)

• ❌ You is happy?

• ✅ Are you happy?

• ❌ She not at school.

• ✅ She is not at school.

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🎯 Objective of 1.1.8

By the end of this topic, students can:

• Ask Yes/No questions

• Ask Wh- questions

• Form negative sentences with verb to be

• Respond correctly in simple conversations