WHAT’S UP?
(Questions Fo rmation )
Presented by
Dr. A. R. S. Jayanth
Anna University
Types of Questions Formation
◦ Subject-verb Inversion
◦ ’Wh-’ Type
◦ Tag Questions
◦ Modal Verbs
◦ Negative Questions
S-V Inversion
◦ Yes/No type
◦ Invert the subject | aux verb positions
◦ He is coming.
◦ >> “Is he coming?”
◦ Invert the main / modal verb
◦ They will leave.
◦ >> “Will they leave?”
‘Wh-’ Type
◦ Use words: Who|What|When|Where|Why|Whose|Whom|How
◦ Invert the Subject and Aux/Main Verb
◦ She is going to the bank.
◦ >> “Where is she going?”
◦ They ate Croissants for breakfast.
◦ >> “What did they eat for breakfast?”
◦ The book belongs to my friend Anand.
◦ >> “Whose book is this?” | “Whom does the book belong to?”
‘Wh-’ Type (…cntd.) – ‘How’
◦ Asking for manner
◦ How did he drive?
◦ (He drove fast.)
◦ How were your holidays?
◦ (My holidays were great.)
◦ Asking for the duration
◦ How long did they stay there?
◦ (They stayed there for a week.)
◦ How long did he live in Paris?
◦ (He lived in Paris for a year.)
‘Wh-’ Type (…cntd.) – ‘How’
◦ Asking for exact quantity
◦ How many people work here?
◦ (Five Hundred people work here.)
◦ How many students were at the event?
◦ (There were 50 students at the event.)
◦ Asking for frequency
◦ How often do you play tennis?
◦ (I play tennis twice a week.)
◦ How often does she meet him?
◦ (She meets him every Saturday.)
Tag Questions
◦ To check if the listener agrees or disagrees
◦ Use an aux verb matches tense – invert subject and aux verb
◦ Positive statement - negative tag
◦ “You like pizza, don’t you?”
◦ Negative statement - positive tag
◦ “They haven’t left, have they?”
Modal Verbs
◦ Modal before the Subject
◦ “Can she swim?”
◦ “Should we leave now?”
Negative Question
◦ Use ‘NOT’ - after the aux verb / main verb
◦ “Haven’t they finished yet?”
◦ “Isn’t it raining?”
Try!!!
◦ My greatest mentor is my mother. ◦ The package was delivered yesterday.
◦ Who is your greatest mentor? ◦ When was the package delivered?
◦ The capital of France is Paris. ◦ She bought three tickets for the concert.
◦ What is the capital of France? ◦ How many tickets did she buy for the
concert?
◦ The meeting lasted for two hours.
◦ How long did the meeting last?
◦ We went to Japan last Summer.
◦ Where did you go last Summer?
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