Question Frame
Are we asking or stating?
Betekenis
A frame that turns a thought into a request for information, confirmation, choice, identity, reason, place, time, or manner.
Zo herken je het
Find the element that makes the sentence a question: word order, question word, particle, intonation.
Voorbeelden
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↗
Taaloverzicht
In je moedertaal
Yes/no questions use finite-verb inversion; wh-questions keep V2 structure.
Kom je morgen?
Come you tomorrow?
In de taal die je leert
English questions often require auxiliary inversion, do-support, wh-word position, or rising intonation.
Do you like coffee?
do you = question frame
Learners may form questions with statement word order or forget do/does/did.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.