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Question Formation: WH Questions

This document discusses question formation using wh-questions in English. It outlines the seven main wh-words - who, what, where, why, when, how, which - and their meanings. It then provides three rules for forming questions: 1) Invert the subject and helping verb for questions with helping verbs. 2) Add a form of "do" and change the main verb to base form for questions without helping verbs. 3) Leave the word order the same for questions with an unknown subject. Examples are given to illustrate applying each rule.

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Question Formation: WH Questions

This document discusses question formation using wh-questions in English. It outlines the seven main wh-words - who, what, where, why, when, how, which - and their meanings. It then provides three rules for forming questions: 1) Invert the subject and helping verb for questions with helping verbs. 2) Add a form of "do" and change the main verb to base form for questions without helping verbs. 3) Leave the word order the same for questions with an unknown subject. Examples are given to illustrate applying each rule.

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QUESTION FORMATION

WH Questions

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WH Questions
Who
What
Where
Why
When
How
Which

Person
Things
Place
Reason
Time
Process
Choose

1) Sentences with helping


verbs.
-You must invert the subject
and the helping verb following
the wh word.
Sammy is going to Florida.
Subject Helping Verb Main Verb

Where?

Do Markers
-Present Tense

I do

We

do

You do

You

do

He/She does
It

They

do

Do Markers
-Past tense

I did
You did
He/She did
It

We

did

You

did

They

did

2) Sentences without auxiliary


verbs.
-Change the main verb to its Base form.
-Sentences without an auxiliary verb need to
have a form of the verb do inserted.
-Place the wh word in the initial position

The man broke the window.


What did the man break

3)The subject is unknown


-when the subject of the sentence is not
known, there is no inversion.
-Just add the wh word to take the place
of the unknown subject
? is feeling sick.
Who is feeling sick?
helping verb Main verb

Examples

Jenny went to the store.


no helping verb

Who: People

Rule?
There is no change b/c
-there is no helping verb!

Who went to the store?


(Jenny)

Matt is going to the mall tonight.


When: Time

Rule?
We must invert the subject and the helping verb.

Why?
B/c there is a helping verb in the sentence.

When is Matt going to the mall?


(tonight)

Bob brought cookies to school.


What: Thing

Rule?
Change the verb to the present tense.
Needs do support

What did Bob bring to school?


(cookies)

Remember!!!!
- Sentences with helping verbs.
Invert the subject and helping verb
-Sentences without helping verbs.
Needs do support
Change verb to its present form

-Unknown Subject?
Leave them alone!!

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