Interrogative (Question) Yes/No questions and WH- questions

 

Interrogative (Question)

Types of Interrogative Sentences

1 Yes/no question                                   2 Wh- question

Yes/No Interrogatives (question)

These are the questions that can be responded to with either “yes” or “No”. These types of questions can be formed with formed using the auxiliary verbs. It means when we are asking yes/no questions, we are expecting the answer, yes or no. 

Structure: Auxiliary verb+ subject+ main verb+ object?

Examples:

Do you go to the school auditorium daily?

Did you meet your school friend yesterday?

May I come with you?

Note: Yes / No questions are made, using the verb (am, is, are, was, were, have, had, do, does, did, can, will, should etc.) at the beginning of a sentence. Namely, subject and verb change their position in statement and question.

Be ( am, is, are, was, were ) + Subject + ….

( be as a main verb )

Sentence	Question
I am a doctor.	Am I a doctor?
He is from England.	Is he from England?
We are happy.	Are we happy?
She was ready.	Was she ready?
They were the same.	Were they the same?

( be as an auxiliary verb )

Sentence	Question
I am studying English.	Am I studying English?
He is watching television.	Is he watching television?
We are working in the office.	Are we working in the office?
She was waiting at the bus stop.	Was she waiting at the bus stop?
They were coming to take me away.	Were they coming to take me away?

Making Yes/No Questions

Do/Did/Does ( as an auxiliary verb ) + Subject + Main Verb + …?

Sentence	Question
I put the keys on the table.	Do I put the keys on the table?
She gets up early in mornings.	Does she get up early in mornings?
Coffee grows in Brazil.	Does coffee grow in Brazil?
You like spend time at home.	Do you like spend time at home?
They write letter to me.	Do they write letter to me?
We drank milk.	Did we drink milk?
He cleaned his room.	Did he clean his room?

Making Yes/No Questions

Have ( as an auxiliary verb ) + Subject + Main Verb + ….?

Sentence	Question
I have studied English.	Have I studied English?
He has finished his homework.	Has he finished his homework?
The film had started.	Had the film started?
We had locked the door.	Had we locked the door?
They have moved house.	Have they moved house?

Making Yes/No Questions

Do/Did/Does ( as an auxiliary verb ) + Subject + Main Verb + …?

Sentence	Question
I put the keys on the table.	Do I put the keys on the table?
She gets up early in mornings.	Does she get up early in mornings?
Coffee grows in Brazil.	Does coffee grow in Brazil?
You like spend time at home.	Do you like spend time at home?
They write letter to me.	Do they write letter to me?
We drank milk.	Did we drink milk?
He cleaned his room.	Did he clean his room?

Making Yes/No Questions

Have ( as an auxiliary verb ) + Subject + Main Verb + ….?

Sentence	Question
I have studied English.	Have I studied English?
He has finished his homework.	Has he finished his homework?
The film had started.	Had the film started?
We had locked the door.	Had we locked the door?
They have moved house.	Have they moved house?

WITH MODAL VERB

( MODALS / MODAL AUXILIARIES / MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS )

Modal Verbs
Can	Will	Shall
Could	Would	Sould
May	Must	Ought to
Might	Have to	Had bette

Making Yes/No Questions

Modal + Subject + Main Verb + ….?

Sentence	Question
I may visit you tomorrow.	May I visit you tomorrow?
You can repeat it.	Can you repeat it?
She will pass the salt.	Will you pass the salt?
We should stay here.	Should we stay here?
They might come.	Might they come?

Wh- question :Wh-questions are questions that begin with one of the 'wh-' words.

Wh- words		USE THIS "WH" WORD TO ASK ABOUT
Who		person or animal you know (“Who” is a subjective pronoun.)
What		thing, object, idea, or animal you don't really know
When		time, day, month, year
Where		place, destination (going to), origin (coming from)
Why		reason, excuse, cause
Which		asking for information/ Choice
How		method, style, manner
Whose		that which belongs to whom (of the person)
Whom		“Whom” is an objective pronoun. (to the person)
Question words	Usages		Examples
What	Used to ask about things		- What are you doing? - What do you think about the movie?
When	Used to ask about time		- When will the meeting start?  - When are you leaving?
Where	Used to ask about places		- Where’s my bag? - Where do you live?
Who	Used to ask about people		- Who do you love the most in your family? - Who told you that story?
Whom	Used to ask about people (object of verb)		- Whom did you see in the morning?  I saw Mr. Mark, my English teacher. - Whom was Jim talking to? He was talking to Jack, his new roommate.
Which	Used to ask about choices		- Which one do you choose? The left or right? - Of all the drinks in the menu, which one would you like?
Whose	Used to ask about possession		- Whose pencil is this? Is it yours? - Whose books are these?
Why	Used to ask about reasons/ causes		- Why did it happen? I didn’t understand. - Why is he crying?
How	Used to ask about manner/ process		- How can you explain this problem? Please tell us. - How can you get here?

 

 

Article ( Use of A, AN & The)

Articles (Use of a, an and the)

 An article is a word that comes before a noun to show whether it's specific or general. Article is mainly found in two types as shown:

Indefinite Article: Use of “ A and AN”

Definite Article: Use of “The”

Indefinite Article: Use of “ A and AN”

A is used before nouns that begin with a consonant sound an is used before nouns that start with a vowel sound.

Definite Article: Use of “The”

The definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular. 

Indefinite Article: Use of “A and AN”

It is used before a singular noun. The uses of these articles are as follow:

Use of “A”

•      It is used before a consonant letter as shown below:

For example, a pilot, a teacher, a doctor, a cleaner, a watchman

•      It is also used before vowel letter that pronounce as consonant sound as shown below:

For example, a university, a unicorn, a ewe, a union, a uniform, a european

Use of “AN”

Vowel sound ( a,e, I, o, u)

•      It is used before a vowel letter as shown below:

For example, an engineer, an inspector, an exam, an inquiry, an orange, an umbrella, an argument

•      It is used before consonant letter that pronounce as vowel sound.

For example, an honest, an honorable, an F M radio, an M.Ed,  an M A, an heir, an hour, an M. Phil

Definite Article: Use of “The”

The definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular. 

1) Before a Noun

When we talk about something that already has been referred to in the prior sentence, we use "The" after that.

For example:

    A cat got in an honor with our dog yesterday. The dog won the battle.

    I purchased another house at Lokhandwala. The house is over the top expensive.

2) When Nouns Are Already Known to the User

When the user is already aware of the thing you are talking about, at such places we use "The" instead of describing that thing since it is already known to the user. 

For example:

    "Michael is wearing a suit at the party." In this case, a person already knows about the party to which the other person is referring in this sentence, and thus we used "the" to refer to the party.

Definite Article: Use of “The”

The definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular. 

1) Before a Noun

When we talk about something that already has been referred to in the prior sentence, we use "The" after that.

For example:

    A cat got in an honor with our dog yesterday. The dog won the battle.

    I purchased another house at Lokhandwala. The house is over the top expensive.

2) When Nouns Are Already Known to the User

When the user is already aware of the thing you are talking about, at such places we use "The" instead of describing that thing since it is already known to the user. 

For example:

    "Michael is wearing a suit at the party." In this case, a person already knows about the party to which the other person is referring in this sentence, and thus we used "the" to refer to the party.

3) Before Unique Nouns 

Remember it as a thumb rule. "The" will always refer to Universal things Like The Sun, The Moon, The Arabian Ocean, The Bermuda Triangle, The Eiffel Tower, The Himalayas, etc. 

All these Universal things or Places are certain and won't change. So we use "The" to refer to such things.

4) Superlative Adjectives

Superlative adjectives are used for Definite Nouns and to describe something special and unique. 

For example:

    My mother cooks the Best North Indian Food on the Earth.

    At 3307 ft. Height, Jeddah Tower is The Tallest structure on the planet.

    My child sister is The Most irritating individual in the house.

Here "Best", "Tallest" and "Most" are the superlative adjectives, and thus we used "The" before them.

5) Before Adjectives Used as Nouns

If you are talking about some advice or duty, at such places also, we use "The".

For example:

    Fortune Favors the Brave

Here Brave is used both as a noun and adjective, so we used "The" before it.

6) Proper Nouns

With Proper Nouns such as Nation's Name, Plural names of nations, a few titles, a few associations, a few structures, papers, masterpieces, explicit family names, mountains, waterways, oceans, gatherings of islands, and deserts, we use "the".

For Example 

The Indian sea, The Bay of Bengal, The Netherlands, The Caspian, The United States of America, The Taj Mahal, The Times of India, The Suez Canal, The Bay of Bengal, The Guptas. 

7) With Nationalities

Whenever we talk about any nationality, we must use "the" before it to emphasize that word. 

For example:

    The British controlled India for a long time.

8) Before ordinal numbers as,

The first, the second, the third, the fourth

9) Before the name of musical instruments.

The guitar, the piano, the flute, the drum, they key-board

10) Before the name of rivers, sea and oceans.

The Nile, The Gandaki, The Red Sea, The Pacific Ocean, The Indian Ocean

11) Before the names of groups of island.

The British Isles, The Bahamas, The West Indies, The Laccadive lands

12) Before the group of countries.

The UK, The USA, The USSR, The Philippines, The Netherlands

13) Before the name of canals.

The Gandak canal, The Panama canal

14) Before the name of deserts.

The Sahara desert, The Gobi desert, The Thar desert

15) Before the names of newspapers, religious books, famous books.

The Kathmandu Post, The Rising Nepal, The Indian Times, The Bhagwat Geeta, The Muna and Madan, The Bible

16) Before a period of decades.

The thirties, the sixties

17) Before the names of the directions and poles.

The east, the west, the south, the north, the North Pole

18) Before family names and castes.

The Ranas, the Limbus, the Tharus, the Brahmins

19) Before the names of the periods of history

The Modern Age, the Victorian Age, the Renaissance, the Stone Age

20) Before the name of the political parties

The CPN, the BJP, the Congress, the Republican

21) Before the names of nationalities/ religions/races/positions or posts.

The Nepalese, the Chinese, the Hindus, the Black, the English, the President, the Manager, the King, the Queen

22) Before the especial meals.

The wedding party, the Christmas party, the birthday party, the wedding anniversary

23) Before the parts of the day,

The morning, the afternoon, the evening

24) Before the parts of the rooms.

The kitchen, the living room, the guest room , the wash room, the rest room