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A non English speaker learning English is often confused in using Do you or Are you in yes/no question. Indonesian learners, for example, often make yes/no questions as follows: Read More….

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“Is” and “was” are to be which are used with the subjects “She”, “he”, “it”, “that”, “singular noun” ( such as my mother, his father, my book, and so on), and “uncountable noun” (such as milk, water, money etc.). Both of them are used in the sentence which does not verb. The difference between “is” and “was” is in the tense. “Is” is used in present tense and “was” is use in past tense. The pattern “Is he…” or “Was he…” is used in yes no questions. Look at the examples below:  Read more………

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Do and Does are used in yes/no question of the present tense. Do and Does are used in the sentence which contain verbs. When there is no verbs in the sentence, am, is, or are are used. The pattern of yes/no question using Do and Does is as follows:

Do/Does + S + V1 + ….

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Yes/No question using am, is or are is used in a present tense sentence which does not contain verb. For Indonesian learners learning English, they must remember that yes/No question is the question which uses the word apakah, and the answer must be yes/No. Don’t be confused with Wh- Question using What which is in Indonesian is apa or apakah . Some Indonesian learners make English Yes/No Question using the word What which is in Indonesian language is apakah/apa. Look at the examples below.

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