Yes/No questions — put be first: You are a student. → Are you a student? She is a teacher. → Is she a teacher? Short answers: Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. · Yes, she is. / No, she isn't. Wh- questions — Wh-word + be + subject: What → things: What is your name? Where → places: Where are you from? Who → people: Who is your teacher?