Short Questions
Keeping a conversation going and to show interest.
How is
(it) going?
In the informal = How are you?
Are you enjoying it or being successful at it?
Why’s
that? How come ? =
What is the reason?
Why?
Like
what, exactly? Such as ? =
Can you give me an example?
How do
you mean? In what way? =
Can you explain the more clearly?
What’s
like? =
What is your opinion of X?
What
else are you doing? =
Are you doing other things too?
What
sort of dancing? What kind of … ? What type of … ?
Can you be more specific?
Short question
with question word + preposition
I go every week.
Really?
Who with?
I am off to the USA on Sunday.
Are you
? How long for?
I am going away.
Where
to?
I talked to Vicky.
What
about?
I am going into town.
What
for ? = Why?
Echo question
It is even more difficult than creative writing.
Is it?
Question with
question tag.
It has been ages, hasn’t it?
More example
I have just been told to go home.
Who by?
We are going on holiday tomorrow.
Where
to?
I am going to the cinema tonight.
Who
with?
We have borrowed Rp. 40 m from the bank.
What
for?
I have just sent an email.
Who
for?
I have just got an email.
Who
from?
He is staying with me at the moment.
How
long for?
I need some information.
What
about?
Other example:
For work or for pleasure?
First, I am going to my cousin’s wedding in New York.
Are
you? Who with?
My brother, Dick. I am rather nervous about the whole thing,
though.
Really?
How come?
Dick and I don’t really get on particularly well.
How do you
mean?
We tend to argue quite a lot.
Yes, family can be difficult, can’t they? What else are you doing?
After the wedding I am going on a trip that my friend Mike’s
organized.
Are
you? What sort of trip?
We are going walking in the Rockies.
How
long for?
5 days. Oh, I cannot wait! And you? Got any holiday plans?
No. no holidays this year, I am afraid.
Why’s
that?
I have put in an offer on a flat and I am saving up.
Wow. What’s
like?
Well, it needs a lot of work doing to it.
Such
as?
Hm..everything.
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