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= a question that may be answered by yes or no : Does he live in Chicago? : Yes, he does. OR No, he doesnt
Interogative sentences can be formed in two main ways: 1. By inversion of subject and verb, i.e by the word order VERB + SUBJECT
In modern English this method is used only with special finites (forming the tenses) e.g Is Will he your friend? they help us?
Can George speak Japanese? Are the mason spreading the mortar? Has Henry finished the project?
2. By using do (does, did) and the infinitive. The word order is: Do (does, did) + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE
Does Do Did
B. An information question = a question that asks for information by using a question word Information question Answer : Where does he live? : In Chicago
Question Word
Auxiliary Verb
She She
Live Live?
Main Verb
Subject
There ?
There ? There ?
If the verb is in the simple present, use does (with he, she, it ) or do (with I, you, we, they) in the question. If the verb is simple past, use did. Notice: The main verb in the question is in its simple form; there is no final s or ed
c. He lived there
Where
Did
Is d. He is living there Where Is have e. They have lived there Where Where have can
He He they they
There ? If the verb has There ? Auxiliary ( a helping Verb), the same
Mar y Mar y
Live?
There ?
Auxiliary is used in the question. There is no change in the form of the main verb.
he he
If the verb has more than one auxiliary, only the first auxiliary preceded the subject If the question word is the subject, do not change the verb. Do not use does, do, or did Be, in the simple present (am, is, are) and simple past (were, was) precedes the subject when be is the verb.
Who who
can
lives come?
there ?
are
they
there ?
Where
are
they ?
Jim Jim?
there ?
QUESTION
ANSWER
Where is she?
WHERE
At home In that drawer Because he is ill Im tired By bus Carefully Ten dollars Fifteen Twelve Ten below zero In ten minutes 50 miles an hour
Where is used to ask question about place Why is used to ask question about reason How generally ask about manner How is used with much and many How is also used with adjectives and adverbs
WHY
Why arent you coming with us? How did you come to school? How does he drive? How much money does it cost? How many people come? How old are you? How cold is this?
HOW
How soon can you get here? How fast were you driving? How long has he been here? How often do you write home? How far is Miami from here?
Two years
How long ask about the length of time How often asks about frequency How far asks about distance Who is used as the subject of a question. It refers to people
Every week
WHO
Who is usually followed by a singular verb even if the speaker is asking about more than one person Whom is used as the object of a verb or preposition. In spoken English, whom is rarely used; who is used instead. Whom is used only in formal questions. Note : whom, not who, is used if preceded by a preposition
Who(m) did you see? Who(m) are you visiting? Who(m) should I talk to? To whom should I talk? (formal)
WHOM
WHOS E
Whose book did you borrow? Whose key is this? (Whose is this?)
What do you need? What did Alice buy? What did he talked about? About what did he talk? (formal) What kind of soup is that? What kind of shoes did he buy?
What kind of asks about the particular variety or type of something What + a form of do is used to ask questions about activities What may accompany a noun
What is Marry doing? What countries did you visit? What time did she come? What color is his hair? What is Ed like? What is the weather like? Hes kind and friendly Hot and humid Italy and Spain Seven oclock Dark brown
What + be like asks for a general description of qualities What + look like asks for a physical description Which is used instead of what when a question concerns choosing from a
What does Ed look like? What does her house look like?
WHICH
Hes tall and has dark hair Its a two story house The blue one
I have two pens Which pen do you want? Which one do you want? Which do you want?
That one
definite, known quantity or group In some cases, there is a little difference in meaning between which and what when they accompany a noun, as the example
Peru and Chile Which countries did he visit What countries did he visit? Which class are you in? What class are you in? This class