yes-no question
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yes-no question
noun yes-no questions · yes/no question · yes-or-no question
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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?
Similar: binary question, polar question
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noun type of question
| Español | pregunta cerrada, pregunta de sí o no |
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| 日本語 | 一般疑問文 ippan gimonbun |
| 中文 | 一般疑問句 /一般疑问句 yībān yíwènjù, 是非問句 /是非问句 shìfēi wènjù |
| Kiswahili | ndiyo-hakuna swali |
| Français | question totale |
| Deutsch | Ja-Nein-Frage, Entscheidungsfrage |
| Română | întrebare cu da sau nu |
| Русский | о́бщий вопро́с óbščij voprós, вопро́с, тре́бующий отве́та «да» и́ли «нет» |
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title = {yes-no question},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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