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Chapter 32 of 41

Question Formation

Build yes/no, wh-, subject, indirect, choice, and tag questions.

38 minutes 10 quick checksBy Subha Prasad
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Lesson content

Read, practise, then check your understanding

Most questions invert subject and auxiliary; if no auxiliary is present, use do/does/did. Wh-words move to the front except when the wh-expression is the subject. Embedded questions use statement order.

Patterns and examples

  • Are they ready?
  • Where does she work?
  • Who called you? (subject question)
  • Could you tell me where she works?
  • You agree, don’t you?

Notice how form and meaning work together. Read examples aloud, identify the controlling word or clause, and compare them with nearby alternatives before applying the pattern in new writing.

Practice sentences

  • Form questions for underlined information.
  • Correct: Do you know where is he?

After answering, explain the rule in your own words and create one original sentence using the same structure.

Knowledge check

Answer every question correctly to complete this chapter.

Which explanation correctly describes subject-auxiliary inversion?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: Placement of an auxiliary before the subject in many questions.
Which explanation correctly describes do-support?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: Insertion of do/does/did when no other auxiliary is available.
Which explanation correctly describes subject question?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: A wh-question where the unknown is the subject and no inversion is needed.
Which explanation correctly describes indirect question?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: An embedded question using statement order.
Which explanation correctly describes question tag?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: A short auxiliary-pronoun question attached to a statement.

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