-
问句主要分为四类:
?
一般疑问句(
general questions
)
,也可称为“
yes/no
”
question
(是否型问句)
,因为它
一般由
yes
或
no
回答的:
Are
you from Japan?----Yes, I am.
你是日本人吗?
p>
-----
是的,我是日本人。
Do you like horror films?----No, I
don
’
t.
你喜欢恐怖片吗?
p>
-----
我不喜欢。
< br>当然有时候也可不以
yes,no
回答,如
;
Do you think
it
’
s a good idea?---
It
’
s hard to say.
但这种问句是清楚的,它们都以一个助动词、情态动词或动词
be
开头:
Will you be free tonight?
Can I help you ?
Is she your
daughter?
在译成汉语时多带“吗”字。问这种问句时都用升调。
?
特殊疑问句(
special
que
stions
)
,也可称为“
wh
p>
”
-question
,因为它们多数都以
who,where,when,which,whose,why
这类词开头:
Who is it on the
phone?
Where have you been?
When is the plane to take off?
Which room shall we take?
当然
how
引起的问句也属这一类:
How did you like the show?
How long do you plan to stay here?
问这类问句时,多用降调。
?
选择疑问句(
alternative questions<
/p>
)
,一般提出两种可能,看哪一种属实:
Are you from the South or from the
North?
Is he going by train or by
plane?
这类问句都由两部分组成,由
or
把它们连接起来,并列的部分可以是:
表语:
Are you an Englishman or
an American?----I
’
m form
England.
状语:
Is
the delegation arriving today or tomorrow?----
Today, I think.
宾语:
Would you
like coffee or tea?---Tea, please.
谓语:
Shall we watch TV or go
to the concert?---I
’
d prefer
to go to the concert.
分句:
Shall I come to pick you
up or shall we meet at the airport?---As you
please.
通常前面部分用升调,后面部分用降调。回答可以比较灵活。
?
反意疑问句(
disjunctive questions<
/p>
)
,
也可称
ta
g-questions
(
tag
指简
短问句)
。这种问句
由两部分组成,
前
面一部分是一个陈述句,
后面一部分为一简短问句
(称为
question tag
)
:
You
’
ve been here
for many years, haven
’
t you?
This is your car,
isn
’
t it?
They
are your children, aren
’
t
they?
这句问句的前后两部分用语及时态要一致。
如果前
面部分是肯定句,
后面的简短问句一般要
用否定形式。反之,如
果前面部分为否定句,则后面的简短问句要用肯定形式。
You don
’
t like
rock music, do you?
Your wife
isn
’
t in China now, is she?
--No, she is in the United States.
在回答这
类问题时要注意,如果是肯定回答要用
yes
,否则用
no
。