| Term | Definition |
| Combien de livres est-ce que tu as? | How many books do you have? ("est-ce que") |
| Quand est-ce qu'il mange? | When does he eat? ("est-ce que") |
| Quand mange-t-il? | When does he eat? ("inversion") |
| Il mange quand? | When does he eat? ("intonation") |
| Tu as combien de livres? | How many books do you have? ("intonation") |
| Combien de livres as-tu? | How many books do you have? ("inversion") |
| Où est-ce que tu vas? | Where are you going? ("est-ce que") |
| Tu vas où? | Where are you going? ("intonation") |
| Où vas-tu? | Where are you going? ("inversion") |
| Quelle heure est-ce qu'il est? | What time is it? ("est-ce que") |
| Quelle heure est-il? | What time is it? ("inversion") |
| Il est quelle heure? | What time is it? ("intonation") |
| Comment s'appelle-t-il? | What's his name? ("inversion") |
| Il s'appelle comment? | What's his name? ("intonation") |
| Comment est-ce qu'il s'appelle? | What's his name? ("est-ce que") |
| Comment t'appelles-tu? | What's your name? ("inversion") |
| Tu t'appelles comment? | What's your name? ("intonation") |
| Comment est-ce que tu t'appelles? | What's your name? ("est-ce que") |
| Qu'est-ce que c'est? | What is it? ("est-ce que") |
| C'est quoi? | What is it? ("intonation") |
| Est-ce que c'est un stylo? | Is it a pen? ("est-ce que") |
| C'est un stylo? | Is it a pen? ("intonation") |
| Est-ce un stylo? | Is it a pen? ("inversion") |
| C'est qui? | Who is it? ("intonation") |
| Qui est-ce qui habite ici? | Who lives here? ("est-ce que") |