ໃນບົດນີ້, ນັກຮຽນຈະໄດ້ຮຽນວິທີສ້າງຄຳຖາມ verb (am, is, are). ເນື່ອງຈາກ verb to be ເປັນກິລິຍາພິເສດ, ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເວລາຕ້ອງການສ້າງປະໂຫຍກຄຳຖາມ ພວກເຮົາພຽງແຕ່ເອົາຄຳກຳມະເຫຼົ່ານີ້ມາວາງໄວ້ໜ້າຂອງປະທານຂອງປະໂຫຍກ. ພວກເຮົາກໍຈະໄດ້ປະໂຫຍກຄຳຖາມທັນທີ. ລອງສຶກສາເບິ່ງຕາຕະລາງ ແລະ ປະໂຫຍກຕ່າງໆລຸ່ມນີ້:
ຫາກເຈົ້າຍັງບໍ່ທັນໄດ້ຮຽນບົດຮຽນກ່ອນ ແນະນຳເບິ່ງຄືນ
Am/ Is /Are (Questions)
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Examples
1. ‘What’s your name?’ ‘David’
2. ‘Are you married?’
‘No, I’m not.’
3. ‘How old are you?’
’25.’
4. ‘Are you a student?’ ‘Yes, I am.’
ໝາຍດເຫດ!
- ເວລາສ້າງເປັນຄຳຖາມ ຫາກ (Am-Is-Are) ວາງໄວ້ໜ້າປະທານ ຈະເປັນຕົວອັກສອນໃຫຍ່
- ສ່ວນປະທານທີ່ເປັນຄຳນາມທຳມະດາຈະຂື້ນຕົ້ນດ້ວຍອັກສອນນ້ອຍ ຍົກເວັ້ນປະທານທີ່ເປັນຊື່ສະເພາະ.
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ສັງເກດເບິ່ງປະໂຫຍກລຸ່ມນີ້ຕື່ມ
1 ‘Am I late?’ ‘No, you’re on time.’
3. ‘Is your mother at home?’ ‘No, she’s out.’
4. ‘Are your parents at home?’ ‘No, they’re out.’
5. ‘Is it cold in your room?’ ‘No, a little bit’
6. ‘Your shoes are nice.’ ‘Are they new?’
Be careful!
1) Is your mother at home? Not Is At home your mother?
2) Are your shoes new? Not Are new your shoes?
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B. Where…? What…? Who…? How…? Why…?
1 Where’s your mother? Is she at home?
2. ‘Where are you from?’ ‘Canada’
3. ‘What colour is your car?’ ‘It’s red.’
4. ‘How old is Joe?’ ‘He’s 24.’
5. How are your parents? Are they well?
6. These shoes are nice. How much are they?
7. This hotel isn’t very good. Why is it so expensive?
Contraction forms
What’s = What is, Who’s = Who is, How’s = How’s, Where’s = Where is,
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C. Short answer (Yes/No)
Yes, I am / No, I am not (‘m not)
Yes, he is / No, he is not (he’s not)
Yes, she is / No, she is not (she’s not)
Yes, it is / No, she is not (she’s not
Yes, we are / No, we are not (we’re not)
Yes, you are / No, you are not (you’re not)
Yes, they are / No, they are not (they’re not)
Note well!
is not ==> isn’t
are not ==> aren’t
For examples
1) ‘Are you tired?’ ‘Yes, I am.’
2) ‘Is your friend English?’ ‘Yes, he is.’
3. ‘Are these your keys?’ ‘Yes, they are.’
‘ໝາຍເຫດ
‘……’ ການໃຊ້ວົງຢືມໝາຍເຖິງເປັນບົດສົນທະນາລະຫວ່າງສອງຄົນ.
