What happens during direct examination?
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What happens during direct examination?
Direct examination involves an attorney questioning their own expert witness. The advantage of direct examination is that the attorney has (hopefully) met or worked with the expert prior to trial.
How do you know if a question is leading?
The court explained that “[t]he real meaning of this definition is that a question which suggests only the answer yes is leading; a question which suggests only the answer no is leading; but a question which may be answered either yes or no, and suggests neither answer as the correct one, is not leading.” Porter v.
Why are leading questions not allowed?
Because of their potential to lead to misleading testimonial evidence, these types of questions aren’t allowed on direct examination, that is, when a party’s attorney is questioning their own witnesses.
How can I improve my question?
- Open it up. If you want something more than a yes or no answer, take a closed question and open it up by starting the question with words like What, Why, or How.
- Close it down.
- Sharpen it.
- Add a ‘Why’ to it.
- Soften it.
- Neutralize it.
- Smarten it up.
- Simplify it.
What are 10 examples of interrogative?
Here are some examples of yes/no interrogative sentences:
- Mister, can you spare a dime?
- Did you take your vitamin this morning?
- Do you have your homework ready?
- Are you ready to go?
- Did you go to the game Friday night?
What are the 6 Wh questions?
WH-questions are questions starting with WH-words including: what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how. – What are you doing?
What are WH words called?
An interrogative word or question word is a function word used to ask a question, such as what, which, when, where, who, whom, whose, why, whether and how. They are sometimes called wh-words, because in English most of them start with wh- (compare Five Ws).
What is wh question and examples?
WH Question Words
| question word | function | example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| whom | asking what or which person or people (object) | Whom did you see? |
| whose | asking about ownership | Whose are these keys? Whose turn is it? |
| why | asking for reason, asking what…for | Why do you say that? |
| why don’t | making a suggestion | Why don’t I help you? |
What is WH type question?
A wh-question is used for seeking content information relating to persons, things, facts, time, place, reason, manner, etc. Wh-questions differ depending on the kind of content information sought.
How far are questions examples?
How far: is used to ask about the distance of one place from the other.
- Example: How far is your office from your home?
- My office is 5 kms away from my home.
- Example: How far is the cinema?
- It is a mile away from here.
- Example: How far will you drive to reach the station?
- About 35 kms.
What is the WH family?
W-H family consists words starting from W and H. For example – What, where, why, who, whom, whose, when etc. W-H related sentences are very important in writing and speaking. They require a lot of practice. Rule of using W-H family in interrogative Sentences –
