What does yes-no question mean?

yes-no question

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

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A question that can only be answered by yes or no and does not allow for elaboration or detail.

"To make it clear for the jury, I will ask you a simple yes-no question. Did you enter the house on the night of the 15th?"

yes-no questions (plural) yes/no question (alternative) yes-or-no question (alternative)

true-false

true-false open question open-ended question wh-question multiple-choice question

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