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Lecture Changing Statements

The document provides steps for changing statements into questions: 1) If a statement contains a helping or linking verb, move it to the beginning and add a question mark. 2) If there is no helping verb, use "does/do" for present tense or "did" for past tense, and change the main verb to its base form. Examples are given such as "She was absent yesterday" becoming "Was she absent yesterday?".

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Lecture Changing Statements

The document provides steps for changing statements into questions: 1) If a statement contains a helping or linking verb, move it to the beginning and add a question mark. 2) If there is no helping verb, use "does/do" for present tense or "did" for past tense, and change the main verb to its base form. Examples are given such as "She was absent yesterday" becoming "Was she absent yesterday?".

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Changing Statements into Questions

Changing Statements into Questions

Changing Statements into Questions

Statements can be changed into questions.

Statements can be changed into questions.

Statements can be changed into questions.

Steps in Changing Statements into Questions

Steps in Changing Statements into Questions

Steps in Changing Statements into Questions

1.

Look for helping verbs or linking verbs.

If a statement has a helping verb (has,


have had, can, could, will, would, shall,
should, does, do, did) or linking verb (am,
is, are, was, were), you can change it to a
question easily.

Put the helping verb or linking at the


beginning of the sentence and put a
question mark at the end.

1.

Examples:
a. She was absent yesterday.
Was she absent yesterday?
b. Everyone had decided to cancel the
meeting.
Had everyone decided to cancel the
meeting?
2.

Look for the action verb.


If a statement doesnt have any helping or
linking verb, find the action verb in the
sentence.

Check if it is in present or in past tense.

If it is in present tense, use either


does/do.

If it is in past tense use did.

Then, change the verb into its base form or


present tense without s/es.
Examples:
a. Cheetahs and horses run very fast.
Do cheetahs and horses run very fast?
b. Carl and Joanne attended the meeting?
Did Carl and Joanne attend the meeting.
c. My cat listens when I talk.
Does my cat listen when I talk?

Look for helping verbs or linking verbs.

If a statement has a helping verb (has,


have had, can, could, will, would, shall,
should, does, do, did) or linking verb (am,
is, are, was, were), you can change it to a
question easily.

Put the helping verb or linking at the


beginning of the sentence and put a
question mark at the end.

1.

Examples:
a. She was absent yesterday.
Was she absent yesterday?
b. Everyone had decided to cancel the
meeting.
Had everyone decided to cancel the
meeting?
2.

Look for the action verb.


If a statement doesnt have any helping or
linking verb, find the action verb in the
sentence.

Check if it is in present or in past tense.

If it is in present tense, use either


does/do.

If it is in past tense use did.

Then, change the verb into its base form


or present tense without s/es.
Examples:
a. Cheetahs and horses run very fast.
Do cheetahs and horses run very fast?
b. Carl and Joanne attended the meeting?
Did Carl and Joanne attend the meeting.
c. My cat listens when I talk.
Does my cat listen when I talk?

Look for helping verbs or linking verbs.

If a statement has a helping verb (has,


have had, can, could, will, would, shall,
should, does, do, did) or linking verb (am,
is, are, was, were), you can change it to a
question easily.

Put the helping verb or linking at the


beginning of the sentence and put a
question mark at the end.
Examples:
a. She was absent yesterday.
Was she absent yesterday?
b. Everyone had decided to cancel the
meeting.
Had everyone decided to cancel the
meeting?

2.

Look for the action verb.


If a statement doesnt have any helping or
linking verb, find the action verb in the
sentence.

Check if it is in present or in past tense.

If it is in present tense, use either


does/do.

If it is in past tense use did.

Then, change the verb into its base form


or present tense without s/es.
Examples:
a. Cheetahs and horses run very fast.
Do cheetahs and horses run very fast?
b. Carl and Joanne attended the meeting?
Did Carl and Joanne attend the meeting.
c. My cat listens when I talk.
Does my cat listen when I talk?

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