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Common Question Formation Rules

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General Questions

Structure:

**Auxiliary/Modal Verb** + **Subject** + **Main Verb** + **Other Elements

Examples:

Statement General Question


I know some foreign languages. Do you know any foreign languages?
She can speak Spanish. Can she speak Spanish?
They will arrive tomorrow. Will they arrive tomorrow?

Special Questions

Common Question Words:

Question Word Usage Example


Who Refers to a person (subject) Who called you?
Whom Refers to a person (object) Whom did you call?
What Refers to things or information What is your name?
Which Refers to a specific choice Which color do you prefer?
Where Refers to place Where do you live?
When Refers to time When does the meeting start?
What time Refers to a specific time What time is your flight?
Why Refers to reason Why are you late?
How Refers to manner, condition, or process How do you solve this problem?
How much Refers to quantity (uncountable) How much money do you have?
How many Refers to quantity (countable) How many students are in the class?
How often Refers to frequency How often do you exercise?
How long Refers to duration How long will it take?
How old Refers to age How old is she?
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NOTE 1:

……….+ isim
What

Which

What kind of

Which of

How much

How many

Whose
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Note 2:

When

What time

How long ESAS FEIL GELMEZ!

Whom ISIM GELMEZ!

Where

Why

How
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Note 3:

……..FEIL OLARSA!

WHAT

WHO

Rules for Special Questions

1. Position of the Main Verb

Correct Incorrect
When does he arrive? ❌ When arrives he?
What are you doing? ❌ What doing you?

2. Usage of "What kind of" and "Which of"

Rule Correct Incorrect


What kind of + What kind of music do you
❌ What kind of like?
noun like?
Which of these books is ❌ Which of are you
Which of + options
yours? reading?

3. Usage of "Whom" and "Who"

Correct Incorrect
Whom did you invite? ❌ Who did you invite?
Who called you? ✅ Who called you? ("Who" as subject)
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 Common Usage Issues


o ❌ Why for — Incorrect usage.
o ❌ What of — Incorrect usage.
o ✅ What kind of — Correct usage.
 Verb Agreement
o Do not use "does" or "did" with auxiliary verbs:
 ❌ Who does did come?
 ✅ Who came?

Common Mistakes and Their Corrections

Mistake Correction
❌ When come? ✅ When does he come?
❌ What does happened? ✅ What happened?
❌ Where he goes? ✅ Where does he go?
❌ How long you work here? ✅ How long have you worked here?
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Note 4:

WHAT FOR/ OF/ WITH /ABOUT

WHO BY/ TO/ WITH/ ABOUT

WHERE ---FROM

WHO ---FROM

WHO HAVE YOU GOT THIS MESSAGE FROM?

WHAT KIND OF ++ ISIM! OLAR!

WHAT OF ----OLMAZ!

WHAT KIND + ISIM OLMAZ!

WHY FOR ----OLMAZ


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Note 5:

SUAL EVEZLIYI + ESAS FEIL + DIGER?

SUAL EVEZLIYI + KOMEK + MUB + ESAS

WHAT DOES HAPPEN YESTERDAY?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

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