yes-no question

[ yes-noh ]

/ ˈyɛsˈnoʊ /

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noun Grammar.

a question calling for an answer of yes or no, as Are you ready?

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IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

have

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Origin of yes-no question

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby yes-no question

Yesenin, yeshiva, Yeşil Irmak, Yeşilköy, yes-man, yes-no question, yester, yesterday, yestereve, yesterevening, yestermorning

How to use yes-no question in a sentence

And yes, someone has already called Spencer a “Small Fry,” har har.
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Yes, we do typically do better than Europe (and Canada, too, which is frequently awful on this score).
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But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
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And yes, our values include tolerance of those who wish to make fun of religion.
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He also bragged about earning a PhD, a point Smerconish did not question.
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There was no doubt thought of his own loss in this question: yet there was, one may hope, a germ of solicitude for the mother too.
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In fact, except for Ramona's help, it would have been a question whether even Alessandro could have made Baba work in harness.
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It's an idle question, I know; wise men and musty philosophers say that regrets are foolish.
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Accordingly, the question "How far does the note issue under the new system seem likely to prove an elastic one?"
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The moment was an awkward one, and Cynthia wished madly that she had not been prompted to ask that unfortunate question.
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British Dictionary definitions for yes-no question

yes/no question

noun

grammar a question inviting the answer "yes" or "no"Compare WH question

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