1 There is a tea-pot on the table
General: Is there a tea-pot on the table?
Alternative: Is there a tea-pot or a kettle on the table?
Disjunctive: There is a tea-pot on the table, isn't there?
Special: What is there on the table?
2 I work from nine to ten
General: Do I work from nine to ten?
Alternative: Do I work from nine to ten or from nine to eleven?
Disjunctive: I work from nine to ten, don't I?
Special: What do I do from nine to ten?
3 We are leaving for Hamburg next Saturday.
General: Are we leaving for Hamburg next Saturday?
Alternative: Are we leaving for Hamburg or Frankfurt am Main next Saturday?
Disjunctive: We are leaving for Hamburg next Saturday, aren't we?
Special: When are we leaving for Hamburg?
4 I have been busy the whole evening.
General: Have I been busy the whole evening?
Alternative: Have I been busy the whole evening or only half of it?
Disjunctive: I have been busy the whole evening, haven't I?
Special: When was I busy?
5 My friend studied in Sorbonne when he was young.
General: Did my friend study in Sorbonne when he was young?
Alternative: Did my friend study in Sorbonne when he was young or old?
Disjunctive: My friend studied in Sorbonne when he was young, didn't he?
Special: Where did my friend study when he was young?
1 There is a tea-pot on the table
General: Is there a tea-pot on the table?
Alternative: Is there a tea-pot or a kettle on the table?
Disjunctive: There is a tea-pot on the table, isn't there?
Special: What is there on the table?
2 I work from nine to ten
General: Do I work from nine to ten?
Alternative: Do I work from nine to ten or from nine to eleven?
Disjunctive: I work from nine to ten, don't I?
Special: What do I do from nine to ten?
3 We are leaving for Hamburg next Saturday.
General: Are we leaving for Hamburg next Saturday?
Alternative: Are we leaving for Hamburg or Frankfurt am Main next Saturday?
Disjunctive: We are leaving for Hamburg next Saturday, aren't we?
Special: When are we leaving for Hamburg?
4 I have been busy the whole evening.
General: Have I been busy the whole evening?
Alternative: Have I been busy the whole evening or only half of it?
Disjunctive: I have been busy the whole evening, haven't I?
Special: When was I busy?
5 My friend studied in Sorbonne when he was young.
General: Did my friend study in Sorbonne when he was young?
Alternative: Did my friend study in Sorbonne when he was young or old?
Disjunctive: My friend studied in Sorbonne when he was young, didn't he?
Special: Where did my friend study when he was young?