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?