In linguistics, a yes–no question, also known as a binary question, a polar question, or a general question, is a question whose expected answer is one...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

terminal question mark.[clarification needed] In Solomon Islands Pidgin, the question can be between question marks since, in yes/no questions, the intonation...

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...

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...

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...

leading question is a "question that suggests the answer to the person being interrogated; esp., a question that may be answered by a mere 'yes' or 'no'."[failed...

entire United Kingdom on various questions surrounding the issue of Scottish independence, from the standard Yes/No question as used in the 2014 referendum...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

question offers a choice between an affirmative predicate and its negative counterpart. They are functionally regarded as a type of "yes/no" question...

(i.e., "Run is what I did!") Questions are generally divided into yes–no questions and wh-questions. Specific questions are similar to inverted statements...

successes in a sequence of n independent experiments, each asking a yes–no question, and each with its own Boolean-valued outcome: success (with probability...