What is a ‘Yes-no’ Question?
বাক্যের subject-এর পূর্বে শুধু auxiliary verb ও তারপর main verb ব্যবহার করে যে প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্য গঠন করা হয়, সেটিই yes-no question-এর বাক্য। এ সকল প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্যের উত্তর ‘হ্যাঁ’ বা ’না’ বলেই দেয়া যায়।
গঠন প্রনালী: Auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + অনান্য শব্দ / শব্দ সমষ্টি
Example:
- I read a book. Do I read a book? [Answer: yes, (I do)]. আর যদি না-বোধক জবাব দিতে চাই তবে: No, (I don’t)
- I am reading a book. Am I reading a book? [Answer: yes, (I am)]. আর যদি না-বোধক জবাব দিতে চাই তবে: No, (I am not)
- He has read a book. Has he read a book? [Answer: yes, (he has)]. আর যদি না-বোধক জবাব দিতে চাই তবে: No, (he hasn’t)
- He had read a book. Had he read a book? [Answer: yes, (he had)]. আর যদি না-বোধক জবাব দিতে চাই তবে: No, (he hadn’t)
- I have been reading a book. Have I been reading a book? [Answer: yes, (I have been)]. আর যদি না-বোধক জবাব দিতে চাই তবে: No, (I haven’t been)
এভাবে বারো tense-এরই yes কিম্বা no দ্বারা জবাব দেয়া যায়, তেমন ধরনের প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্য তৈরী করা যায়। নিম্নে প্রতিটি tense-এর একটি করে বাক্য ও তার প্রশ্ন কেমন হবে তা দেখানো হলো।
- Present indefinite: He goes there to meet his brother. Does he go there to meet his brother? there?
- Present continuous: He is going there to meet his brother. Is he going there to meet his brother?
- Present perfect: He has gone there to meet his brother. Has he gone there to meet his brother?
- Present perfect continuous: He has been going there to meet his brother. Has he been going there to meet his brother?
- Past indefinite: He went there to meet his brother. Did he go there to meet his brother?
- Past continuous: He was going there to meet his brother. Was he going there to meet his brother?
- Past perfect: He had gone there to meet his brother. Had he gone there to meet his brother?
- Past perfect continuous: He had been going there to meet his brother. Had he been going there to meet his brother?
- Future indefinite: He will go there to meet his brother. Will he go there to meet his brother?
- Future continuous: He will be going there to meet his brother. Will he be going there to meet his brother?
- Future perfect: He will have gone there to meet his brother. Will he have gone there to meet his brother?
- Future perfect continuous: He will have been going there to meet his brother. Will he have been going there to meet his brother?
