linguistics, a yes–no question, also known as a binary question, a polar question, or a general question, or closed-ended question is a question whose expected...

such as Latin, do not have yes-no word systems. Answering a "yes or no" question with single words meaning yes or no is by no means universal. About half...

Polar questions are those such as the English example "Is this a polar question?", which can be answered with "yes" or "no". Alternative questions such...

divided between yes–no questions, which ask whether or not something is the case (and invite an answer of the yes/no type), and wh-questions, which specify...

correct or not. The adage does not apply to questions that are more open-ended than strict yes–no questions. For example, "What Should We Expect From Evolving...

asking three yes–no questions; each question must be put to exactly one god. The gods understand English, but will answer all questions in their own language...

Yes or No or Yes/No may refer to: Yes and no in English Yes–no question, a form of question which can normally be answered using a simple "yes" or "no"...

discourse. For example, the English question "Does Maria speak Spanish or French?" is interpreted as a yes-or-no question when it is uttered with a single...

interrogative particle, which serves to convert a statement into a yes–no question, without having any other meaning. Examples include est-ce que in French...

there are two kinds of interrogatives: yes–no interrogatives, and correlative interrogatives. Yes–no questions are formed with the interrogative ĉu "whether"...

there are two types of questions; yes/no questions and information questions. In French there are four ways to form yes/no questions, each of which is typically...

for other facts to be deduced. The puzzle may also be to determine a yes–no question which the visitor can ask in order to discover a particular piece of...

hányas? Yes–no questions are expressed by intonation and not by any modification to syntax or morphology. A short positive answer to a yes–no question is often...

Carter and Abe Bookman and is manufactured by Mattel. The user asks a yes–no question to the ball, then turns it over to reveal an answer that floats up...

Smullyan presents the concept as a question: Suppose I offer you a million dollars to answer a yes/no question truthfully, would you accept the offer...

For example, the user may have to answer 'yes' (checked) or 'no' (not checked) on a simple yes/no question. Checkboxes are shown as empty boxes when unchecked...

decision problem is a computational problem that can be posed as a yes–no question on a set of input values. An example of a decision problem is deciding...

response is a way of answering a polar question without using words for yes and no. The verb used in the question is simply echoed in the answer, negated...

which the putative answer to a yes–no question is found by waiting for a balanced pencil to point towards the word "Yes" or "No" written on a sheet of paper...

asking a question which the answerer must answer with "yes" or "no". In variants of the game, answers such as "maybe" are allowed. Sample questions could...

verano." (There is not always a difference between the wording of a yes–no question and the corresponding statement in Spanish.) In sentences that are...

open-ended question is a question that cannot be answered with a "yes" or "no" response, or with a static response. Open-ended questions are phrased...

the appearance of a question word, e.g. a. The pig has not yet been fed? – Rising intonation on fed makes the clause a yes/no question. b. The pig has not...

person and reveals the initial letter of their name, and then answers yes–no questions to allow other players to guess the identity. It requires the players...

-ve "or", -ne (yes–no question) Greek: τε "and", δέ "but", γάρ "for" (in a logical argument), οὖν "therefore" Russian: ли (yes–no question), же (emphasis)...

) Boundary tones are also used to mark questions in many languages. For example, in Chichewa, a yes–no question may be indicated either by a rising tone...

occurred. In yes–no questions, however, 未 appears at the end of the question (but before the final particle, if exists): This form of yes–no questions looks...

that indicate a yes/no questions are similar to the question intonation of spoken languages. Yes/no questions differ from wh-questions as they do not differ...

experiment that asks a yes–no question. Such questions lead to outcomes that are Boolean-valued: a single bit whose value is success/yes/true/one with probability...

Although lah can appear nearly anywhere, it does not appear with a yes–no question. Other particles are used instead: He do that ah? Later free or not...