FORMING QUESTIONS

NAME: HOI ZING YIT ONG SENG TECK TAN CHEE ONN SIAW SING ONG UNIT: 3PPISMP RBT LECTURER: PN.NOORMAH BINTI ISMAIL

Forming Questions

Yes/ No Questions

WH Questions

YES/ NO QUESTIONS

Inverting the subject and the verb

Adding helping verb before the subject

Inverting The Subject And The Verb

When there is:

A helping verb

A modal

To be

As the main verb-these are placed before the subject. (the subject and the verb are inverted).

The main verb doesnt change its form

Examples
It is raining
Is it raining? He has gone out Has he gone out?

She doesnt come here often. Doesnt she come here often?

He hasnt phoned us.

Hasnt he phoned us?

She can play the piano Can she play the piano?

Adding Helping Verb Before the Subject

When there is no helping verb a helping verb is supplied.

(as in the Present Simple and the Past Simple)

Do/Does (Present Simple) Did (Past Simple)

To form questions this helping verb is placed before the subject. The main verb is always in its base form

Examples
Eli jogs every night.

Does Eli jog every night?

They play tennis twice a week. Do they play tennis twice a week? They started work very early. Did they start work very early?

WH Questions
WH questions about the subject

All other WHquestions

WH Questions About The Subject

When the questions is about the subject, the WH- word (who, what, which) replaces the subject and the verb is always in the singular. Nothing else changes in the sentence. (there is no inversion of subject and the verb and nothing is placed before the WH- word).

Examples

Vera has lost her watch. Who has lost her watch?

They are learning French. Who is learning French?

All Other WH- Questions

When the question is about the object of the verb or object of a preposition

(1) The WH-word (who, whom, what, which) that replaces the object is the first word of the question, and (2) the rest of the questions is exactly like a yes/no question.

Examples
Rita is phoning a friend.
Who is phoning a friend?

Jack plays tennis. What does Jack play?

The plane arrived late because of the weather.

Why did the plane arrive late?

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