How to ask a question using the above question words?
Question word +auxiliary verb+ subject +verb+ information
What will you do if he comes late?
Daham :What are you doing today?
Nabeel : Perhaps we could go to Juma's wedding party together.
Daham : Where shall we meet?
Nabeel : At Akkad institute .
Daham : When shall I report there?
Nabeel : At 7:00 sharp.
Asking about people and things:-
When we want to ask a question about thing , people , places . We use question words (interrogative )
We use question words in the following ways :
What ? ________ question about things or actions
What is that floating on the water? It is a piece of wood.
Who? __________ a question about people.
Who is coming to the meeting ? Mr Adnan is.
Who will attend the meeting ?
Where? _________ a question about location or places
Where is Mr. Daham? He is in the classroom .
When? ________ a question about time.
When shall I switch the generator ? At 10: 30 PM.
Which ?_________ a question about choice.
Which one do like? I like the green one.
Why? ___________a question about reason .
Why should I pay for the meal? Because I have forgotten my wallet.
Whose _____ a question about possession
Whose book is this ?
How ______ questions about means or methods
‘Alternative questions’ give the listener a choice of two possible replies, both of which
Tag questions
You can change a statement into a question by adding a ‘tag question’ at the end of it. When you use a tag question, you are asking the listener to agree with the statement you have just made. If you make the statement positive, you expect the answer yes. If you make it negative, you expect the answer no.
A tag question is a type of ‘yes‑no question’, and shows the same change of word order. You use the same personal pronoun (she, they etc) and tense of the verb as in the statement to which the tag question is joined. In the most common kind of tag question, you change from positive to negative, or from negative to positive.
She’s outside, isn’t she? (Expected answer: yes)
They were ready, weren’t they? (Expected answer: yes)
You aren’t going, are you? (Expected answer: no)
It isn’t difficult, is it? (Expected answer: no)
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
Negative statements are made in two main ways:
1. If the statement contains an auxiliary verb, such as is or have, you usually add not or its contracted form n’t.
ex: She is not leaving. OR She isn’t leaving.
Be careful: Am and may do not allow n’t. Will, shall, and can have special contracted forms: won’t, shan’t, can’t.
The same rules apply when you make a question negative.
ex: Are they in the garden? Aren’t they in the garden?
ex: Will he get the job? Won’t he get the job?
2. If the statement has no auxiliary verb, you need to make the negative using a form of do + not/n’t. Make sure that the main verb is in its basic form.
ex: She likes swimming. She doesn’t like swimming. NOT She doesn’t likes swimming.
ex: I saw a ship. I didn’t see a ship. NOT I didn’t saw a ship.
Question word +auxiliary verb+ subject +verb+ information
What will you do if he comes late?
Daham :What are you doing today?
Nabeel : Perhaps we could go to Juma's wedding party together.
Daham : Where shall we meet?
Nabeel : At Akkad institute .
Daham : When shall I report there?
Nabeel : At 7:00 sharp.
Asking about people and things:-
When we want to ask a question about thing , people , places . We use question words (interrogative )
We use question words in the following ways :
What ? ________ question about things or actions
What is that floating on the water? It is a piece of wood.
Who? __________ a question about people.
Who is coming to the meeting ? Mr Adnan is.
Who will attend the meeting ?
Where? _________ a question about location or places
Where is Mr. Daham? He is in the classroom .
When? ________ a question about time.
When shall I switch the generator ? At 10: 30 PM.
Which ?_________ a question about choice.
Which one do like? I like the green one.
Why? ___________a question about reason .
Why should I pay for the meal? Because I have forgotten my wallet.
Whose _____ a question about possession
Whose book is this ?
How ______ questions about means or methods
‘Alternative questions’ give the listener a choice of two possible replies, both of which
Tag questions
You can change a statement into a question by adding a ‘tag question’ at the end of it. When you use a tag question, you are asking the listener to agree with the statement you have just made. If you make the statement positive, you expect the answer yes. If you make it negative, you expect the answer no.
A tag question is a type of ‘yes‑no question’, and shows the same change of word order. You use the same personal pronoun (she, they etc) and tense of the verb as in the statement to which the tag question is joined. In the most common kind of tag question, you change from positive to negative, or from negative to positive.
She’s outside, isn’t she? (Expected answer: yes)
They were ready, weren’t they? (Expected answer: yes)
You aren’t going, are you? (Expected answer: no)
It isn’t difficult, is it? (Expected answer: no)
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
Negative statements are made in two main ways:
1. If the statement contains an auxiliary verb, such as is or have, you usually add not or its contracted form n’t.
ex: She is not leaving. OR She isn’t leaving.
Be careful: Am and may do not allow n’t. Will, shall, and can have special contracted forms: won’t, shan’t, can’t.
The same rules apply when you make a question negative.
ex: Are they in the garden? Aren’t they in the garden?
ex: Will he get the job? Won’t he get the job?
2. If the statement has no auxiliary verb, you need to make the negative using a form of do + not/n’t. Make sure that the main verb is in its basic form.
ex: She likes swimming. She doesn’t like swimming. NOT She doesn’t likes swimming.
ex: I saw a ship. I didn’t see a ship. NOT I didn’t saw a ship.
