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Affirmative interrogative sentences

There are several ways to communicate a question. One way to create an interrogative sentence is to 

use an affirmative sentence and end it with a rising inflection. The intonation alone communicates 

a question in spoken language; a question mark follows the interrogative sentence in written texts.

declarative sentence + ?

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interrogative sentence

Note how the message of a straightforward declarative sentence changes when it becomes a 

question:

Le magasin est fermé. 

The store is closed.

Le magasin est fermé? 

The store is closed?

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EXERCICE

Rewrite each statement, changing it to a question by using the appropriate punctuation.

1.  Mon copain est en retard.   

2.  Tu as ma liste.   

3.  Le passager est patient.   

4.  Nous attendons.   

5.  Il y a un taxi au coin.   

6.  Il fait chaud ici.