The Importance of Questions For non-native speakers of English who want to participate in group discussions, it is important to he able to ask questions in order to resolve their difficuhies. Ⅰ. Causes of Breakdowns in (1) 1. On students’ part —insufficient command over the (2) of English —poor pronunciation 2. On teachers’ part —uncertainty of whether his student has asked a question —the student (3) to employ the correct question form—the teacher interprets the question as a comment —difficuhies arise when the student employs an/a (4) question form —the teacher may not know about the (5) of the student’s difficuhy Ⅱ. Specific Questions 1. Begin questions with an/a (6) . 2. Be careful to (7) the exact point. Ⅲ. Another Reason for the Correct Use of (8) —Politeness 1. The student uses the imperative (9) the question form when he is nervous or struggling with new subject matter. 2. The teacher may interpret it as (10) and feel angry.