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    Making Questions

    There are many different ways to form questions. We will look at two kinds
    of questions. One is called a yes / no question and the other is called
    a WH- question.

    Yes / No Questions
    A yes / no question is a question that can be answered with yes or no.
    Yes / no questions can be formed using the words is / are or do / does.

    The most common type of yes / no question is formed by putting a to


    be verb (for example, is or are) at the beginning of a question.

    Making a Question with a “To Be” Verb

    Example (be-verb: IS)

    Statement Question Answers

    Elliot is reading a book. Is Elliot reading a book? Yes, he is.


    No, he isn't.

    Example (be-verb: ARE)

    Statement Question Answers

    They are from Are they from Greece? Yes, they are.
    Greece. No, they are not.

    Another common type of yes / no question is formed by


    adding do or does at the beginning of a sentence.

    The form of this kind of yes / no question is: Do / Does + subject +verb*
    Making a Question with “Do” or “Does”

    Statement Question Answers

    I eat breakfast at 7 a.m. Do you eat breakfast at 7 a.m.? Yes, I do.


    No, I don't.

    I listen to music. Do you listen to music? Yes, I do.


    No, I don't.

    He doesn't work on the computer. Does he work* on the computer? Yes, he does.
    No, he doesn't.

    We don't watch TV every night. Do we watch TV every night? Yes, we do.


    No, we don't.

    I start work at 8 p.m. Do you start work at 8 p.m.? Yes, I do.


    No, I don't.

    It takes* an hour to walk home. Does it take an hour to walk home? Yes, it does.
    No, it doesn't.

    * Note that the -s is never added to the verb when using do / does in a
    question.

    WH- Questions
    Questions can ask for information. You ask for information using WH-
    question words (who, what, where, how, whose, why, and when).

    WH- questions have a different structure when "who" is the subject.


    Information Questions

    Question WH- Word Structure Answer

    Where is the hotel? Where question word + The hotel is on


    Information about auxiliary verb + Douglas Street.
    place subject

    What is your What question word + My name is


    name? Information about auxiliary verb + Rachael.
    things subject

    Why is the road Why question word + The road is wet


    wet? Information about the auxiliary verb + because it was just
    reason for something subject raining.

    When do you get When question word + I get up at 7:00


    up? Information about auxiliary verb + every morning.
    time subject (+ verb)

    How do you drink How question word + I drink my coffee


    your coffee? Information about the auxiliary verb + with milk and sugar.
    manner or way in subject (+ verb)
    which something is
    done

    Who lives in that Who (subject) question word + verb My mother lives in
    house? Information about that house.
    people

    Whose pen is this? Whose question word + That is Camilla's


    Information about subject + verb pen.
    possession (who the
    owner is)

    Source:
    https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/grammar/quest

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