There are many different ways to form questions. Let's look at two kinds of questions: yes / no questions and WH- questions.
Yes / No Questions
A yes / no question is a question that can be answered with yes or no.
Examples:
Is he Italian? Yes, he is / No, he isn't
Do you like music? Yes, I do / No, I don't
WH- Questions
You ask for information using WH- question words (who, what, where, how, whose, why, and when).
Question
| WH- Word
| Structure
| Answer
|
|---|
| Where is the park? | Where
Information about place | question word + auxiliary verb + subject
| The park is over there. |
| What is your name? | What
Information about things | question word + auxiliary verb + subject
| My name is Sally. |
| Why is the car wet? | Why
Information about the reason for something
| question word + auxiliary verb + subject | The car is wet because it was raining. |
| When do you study? | When
Information about time | question word + auxiliary verb + subject (+ verb)
| I study after dinner. |
| How do you drink your coffee? | How
Information about the manner or way in which something is done
| question word + auxiliary verb + subject (+ verb) | I drink my coffee with milk and sugar. |
| Who lives in that house? | Who (subject)
Information about people
| question word + verb | My sister lives in that house. |
Whose pen is this?
Now, let's try some exercises: Write the questions, check your answers and then click on Next exercise
| Whose
Information about possession (who the owner is)
| question word + subject + verb
Exercises: question words | That is Tom's pen. |
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