Echo questions

What is an echo question?

• An interjection that express surprise or interest

• A direct question that repeats part of all of something which someones else has just said.

• An imperative sentence that ask something strongly

• A statement that points out something amazing

When do we use the echo questions?

• When we want to ask about something specific.

• When we want to express an idea.

• When we want to express emotion

• When we didn't fully hear or understand what we said, to express surprise and interest.

which is the echo question in: I got a full mark in my last test.

• Oh! Got you?

• Oh! Do you?

• Oh! Did you?

• Oh! Will you?

which is the echo question in: I'm going to Turkey this summer.

• Are you? That's great

• Do you? That's great

• Did you? That's great

• Will you? That's great

which is the echo question in: They live in this enormous house in right in the center.

• Have they? Awesome!

• Will they? Amazing!

• Did they? woow!

• Do they?

When can we make an echo question?

• Just for Kicks

• When we want to express surprise, interest or clarify an idea

• For a joke

• To ask about something specific in a topic

How is the pronunciation of echo questions?

• It is with a rising intonation, and strong emphasis on the wh-question word or auxiliary verb.

• It is with a strong emphasis in the noun.

• It is with a strong intonation in the beginning

• It doesn't change

which is the echo question in: What do you want?

• What do I want? Why, I'm just here to get warm, that's all!

• what?

• what's wrong with you?

• what did you ask?

which is the echo question in: I use to play clock with the rope with my sister all afternoons.

• What did you say?

• Who did you play with?

• what did you play?

• You use to play what with her all afternoons?

which is the echo question in: His son is osteopath.

• What did you say?

• Who is osteopath?

• His son is what?

• what did he study?