Question Frame
Are we asking or stating?
Значение
A frame that turns a thought into a request for information, confirmation, choice, identity, reason, place, time, or manner.
Как да го разпознаете
Find the element that makes the sentence a question: word order, question word, particle, intonation.
Примери
who|what|where|when|why|how|do
where are you|do you know|is it ready
Where do you live?
Visual guide
QUESTION FRAME signal + thought + ? where + you live + ? = answer wanted Not a plain statement Ask: asking or stating?
Question signals can vary: Word: where are you? Order: is it ready? Do: do you know? Particle: ready Q? Tone: ready↗
Преглед по език
На родния Ви език
English questions often require auxiliary inversion, do-support, wh-word position, or rising intonation.
Do you like coffee?
do you = question frame
На изучавания от Вас език
Questions use question words, intonation, inverted punctuation in writing, and no English-style do-support.
¿Dónde vives? ¿Vienes mañana?
Where do you live? Are you coming tomorrow?
Learners may insert English-like auxiliary patterns or forget written accent marks on question words.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.