Forming Questions ???

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There are three basic ways to ask questions in Spanish.

Can you guess what they are by looking at the photos and photo captions on this page?

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  One way to form a question is to raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a statement.

  When writing any question in Spanish, use an upside down question mark (¿) at the beginning and a regular question mark (?) at the end of the sentence.

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 Manuel toma clases.   Tú estudias español.   Los estudiantes estudian.  Nosotros miramos la tele.   Ellos hablan inglés.

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 You can also form a question by inverting the order of the subject and the verb of a statement.

  The subject may even be placed at the end of the sentence.

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  Toma Manuel clases.   Estudias tú español.   Estudian los estudiantes.  Miramos (nosotros) la tele.  Hablan (ellos) inglés.

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 Questions can also be formed by adding the tags ¿no? or ¿verdad? at the end of a statement.

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 Manuel toma clases, ¿ no?   Tú estudias español, ¿ verdad?   Los estudiantes estudian, ¿ no?  Nosotros miramos la tele, ¿ verdad?   Ellos hablan inglés, ¿ verdad?

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#3

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 To ask a question that requires more than a yes or no answer, use an interrogative word.

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Question words

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 When pronouncing this type of question, the pitch of your voice falls at the end of the sentence.

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 Notice the difference between these two words:

  ¿por qué?, which is written as two words and has an accent,

  porque, which is written as one word without an accent.

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  In Spanish no can mean both no and not. Therefore, when answering a yes/no question in the negative, you need to use no twice.

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 Practicamos

  Página 56 – caja azul   Página 57 – actividad 1 & 2

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