16 GRAMMAR 1* Yes/No questions with to be
Complete the questions about a party last week.
the party good?
1
Was
2
Maria there?
3
4.
Josie and Alice in the band?
your brother with his new girlfriend?
the people interesting?
5​

1. Was the party good?
To form a yes/no question in English, we switch the subject (the party) and the verb (was) from the original sentence (The party was good).

2. Was Maria there?
To form a yes/no question in English, we switch the subject (Maria) and the verb (was) from the original sentence (Maria was there).

3. Did you have fun?
We need to rewrite the question to make it a yes/no question with "to be". The original question is not a "to be" question since it uses "do" as the auxiliary verb. So, we need to rearrange it as follows: "Were you having fun?" The verb "were" agrees with the subject "you" and the main verb "having fun" uses the present continuous form to indicate an ongoing action in the past.

4. Were Josie and Alice in the band?
To form a yes/no question in English, we switch the subject (Josie and Alice) and the verb (were) from the original sentence (Josie and Alice were in the band).

5. Was your brother with his new girlfriend?
To form a yes/no question in English, we switch the subject (your brother) and the verb (was) from the original sentence (Your brother was with his new girlfriend).

6. Were the people interesting?
To form a yes/no question in English, we switch the subject (the people) and the verb (were) from the original sentence (The people were interesting).

So, the transformed questions are:

1. Was the party good?
2. Was Maria there?
3. Were you having fun?
4. Were Josie and Alice in the band?
5. Was your brother with his new girlfriend?
6. Were the people interesting?