3.3 Tutorial: Putting Questions More Clearly

Question “Should Britain, our brave land, which lost so many of its superb young men in that intense and bitter war, have stayed out of World War I?”

[Student to professor, admiring the professor’s new book] “You must have worked forever writing that book.”

[Journalist to Presidential candidate in a debate]: “Sir, you have repeatedly said that we have too few jet fighters to adequately defend ourselves. Just how many jet fighters does the country have currently?”

Question “You know, pal, I am so tired of asking you this simple question: when, oh when, will you finally return to me the five bucks I so generously loaned to you?”

“When will the vicious, despicable Etrangians stop their murderous attacks upon our peaceful country, the last best hope of mankind.”

[Girlfriend to boyfriend, after kissing him and noticing lipstick on his collar] “I suppose there is some reason why you have lipstick on your collar.”

[Scoutmaster to his troop] “How do you tie a slip knot?”

Question: “Where in this whole wide world are we going to have our parent’s anniversary party, and on what exact date should we have it?”

[Father to son] “I notice after you parked the car last night that there is a crease on the side.”

Question: “Why is the Jones’s little boy Timmy so very quiet and shy lately, when before now he was so outgoing? He would talk to everybody, remember?”