Inversion

Yes / No Questions

Look at this question from Listening 2-1. Compare the yes/no question to the statement. What is different about the order of the subject and auxiliary verb?

Will lawyers and accountants find it harder to get a job in the future?

Yes, lawyers and accountants will find it harder to get a job in the future.

In English, when we make yes/no questions, we need to change the order of the subject and auxiliary verb. This is called inversion.

Yes / No Question Structure

Auxiliary Verb Subject Verb (+Object/Complement)

Will

lawyers and accountants

find it harder to get a job in the future?

Information Questions


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