Framing Interrogative Sentence part 2. Learn framing ‘wh’ question and ‘yes or no’ type question. Sentence formation in English grammar.
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Framing Interrogative sentence:
Simple present:
The simple present tense has the following structure:
Subject + present tense forms of the verb.
1. The sun rises in the east.
2. The cow eats grass.
In order to change an assertive sentence in the simple present tense into an interrogative sentence, we use do or does as the first word followed by the subject, verb and the object. Note that we use do with I, you and plural subjects. Does is used with singular subjects.
Form: Do/does + subject + present tense form of the verb.
Examples:
1. The cow eats grass. (Assertive)
2. Does the cow eat grass? (Interrogative)
3. Alice sings a song. (Assertive)
4. Does Alice sing a song? (Interrogative)
5. She gets up early in the morning. (Assertive)
Note that if the interrogative sentence is in the negative, we begin it with do not or does not.
1. Don’t you want to come with us?
2. Doesn’t she understand what he means?
The question words who, whom, whose, when, why, where, which, how etc., sometimes precede do and does.
1. Whom do you want to meet?
2. Why do you want to go there?
3. Where does he live?
4. How do you know him?
When the affirmative sentence contains the primary auxiliaries is, am, are, has or have, the interrogative sentence will begin with these words.
1. She is a doctor. (Affirmative)
Is she a doctor? (Interrogative)
2. They have a car. (Affirmative)
Have they a car? (Interrogative)
3. She is very clever. (Affirmative)
Is she very clear? (Interrogative)
When the affirmative sentence contains the auxiliaries can, may, will, shall etc, the interrogative sentence will begin with these words.
framing question example:
1. She can go.
Can she go?
2. They will come.
Will they come?
3. You may take this book.
May I take this book?
4. I can lift this load?
Can you lift this load?
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