Everyday Grammar TV: Discussing Artificial Intelligence, Part 1

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Dr. J: Artificial intelligence has been a popular subject of discussion recently – and it will likely remain an important issue for years to come. But how might we connect grammar with artificial intelligence? Dr. J: Let’s watch John Russell “chat” with an AI program. He is asking the program some questions. John: Am I smart? AI program: No, you are definitely not. Dr. J: We can divide questions into two types – yes or no questions and questions for information. John used the verb BE in his question to ask a yes or no question: Am I smart? The AI program gave an answer that John did not like. But what John needs to learn is the secret to good discussions is asking questions for information. [John Russell talks while typing John: How can I become smarter? AI: You could try reading books, learning about math, science, languages, and history. Dr. J: Let us compare our yes or no question with the question for information. The yes or no question begins with the verb BE. We have BE + subject + rest of sentence. John: Am I smart? Dr. J: The question for information is: John: How can I become smarter? DR. J: We have the question word “how,” a modal verb, the subject, a main verb, and the rest of the sentence. Although our example question began with “how,” questions for information might also begin with question words such as “what” or “why.” John: Am I smart now? AI: No, you need to read more books. Dr. J: And that’s Everyday Grammar TV. --------- Learning English is Voi

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