🔄 Flip It! ❓
Turn into a yes/no question: "They have finished the report."
✅ Have they finished the report?
"Where you are going?"
✅ Wrong word order — "Where are you going?"
Make this formal: "What do you want?"
✅ "What would you like?"
"___ time does the meeting start?" — one word only.
✅ What
"Are you kidding me?" — what does it mean?
✅ You're surprised or disbelieving — "Is this a joke? / Seriously?!"
Turn into a question: "She is coming to the meeting."
✅ Is she coming to the meeting?
"Do you can help me?"
✅ Don't use 'do' with a modal — "Can you help me?"
Make this informal: "Could you please tell me the time?"
✅ "Got the time?" / "What time is it?"
"___ of these two options do you prefer?"
✅ Which — use 'which' when choosing from a limited set
What does this mean? -
"What's the catch?"
✅ There's a hidden problem or condition — something seems too good to be true
Turn into a question: "Someone called the manager." (you don't know who)
✅ Who called the manager?
"What means this word?"
✅ Subject question error — "What does this word mean?"
Make this formal: "Can I sit here?"
✅ "Would you mind if I sat here?"
Could I sit here please?
Fill in both gaps: "___ long have you been waiting?" / "___ often do you travel for work?"
✅ How long / How often
"You know what I mean?" — why do people add this to the end of sentences?
✅ Checking understanding / seeking agreement — like a conversational question tag
Turn into a negative question: "You think it's a good idea." (you're surprised)
✅ Don't you think it's a good idea?
"How long you have worked here?"
✅ Missing auxiliary inversion — "How long have you worked here?"
Make this formal: "You fancy lunch?" / "Coming for lunch?"
✅ "Would you like to join us for lunch?"
Would you like to come for lunch?
What's the difference: "Who did this?" vs "Whose is this?"
✅ Who = person responsible / Whose = belonging to someone
"What's the damage?" — where are you, and what are you asking?
✅ At a restaurant or shop — asking how much it costs / what you owe
Turn this into a question - There are no banks on this street.
Aren't there any banks on this street?
Are there any banks on this street?
"Could you tell me where is the nearest exit?"
✅ Indirect questions don't invert — "Could you tell me where the nearest exit is?"
Make this formal: "So... do you like your job?"
✅ "How are you finding your role?" / "Are you enjoying your position?"
Fill in the gaps: "___ many people are coming and ___ are they arriving?"
✅ How many / When
"What's eating you?" — is this about food? What does it really mean?
✅ No! — something is bothering or worrying you — "What's wrong?" / "What's on your mind?"