Yes/No Questions Flashcards
What is the confirmation tag?
N’est-ce pas?
Which:
- precedes question
- keeps subject/verb order
Est-ce que
What does a change in word order usually mean?
Written or formal language
When is ‘je’ usually inverted?
With irregular verbs like:
- suis-je
- puis-je
- dois-je
When is ‘-t-‘ inserted between the verb and pronoun?
In an inverted question with the third person singular (il, elle, on)
How do you invert a pronoun subject(je, tu, il, nous, etc.) and a verb?
Insert a hyphen between the pronoun and the verb
Ex:
Avons-nous assez d’argent?
Sont-elles au travail?
How do negativly invert a pronoun and verb?
Ne/n’ precedes conjugated verb and pas follows pronoun
Ex:
N’as-tu pas envie de manger?
Ne sommes-nous pas à la gare?
What is the inversion of ‘il y a’?
Y a-t-il
What is the negative inversion of ‘il y a’?
N’y a-t-il pas
What happens to ‘des’ in a negative inversion?
It becomes de/d’
What happens in an inverted question when a NOUN subject is used?
Both the noun and inverted pronoun are used
Ex:
Ce monieur est-il français?
Simon a-t-il une moto?
