Framing WH Question in English grammar

Framing WH Question in English grammar

Framing WH Question in English grammar. Framing Yes or No type questions. Interrogative sentences and examples. English grammar for competitive exams.

In this post we have discussed Wh question and examples. And also about Yes/No question and examples. Types of interrogative sentences and examples.

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framing wh questions exercises

How many types of questions are there?

There are two types of questions:

1. Yes-No Questions    and

2. WH Questions.

1. Framing Yes-No Questions

What is Yes-No question?

A yes-no question is an interrogative construction that expects an answer of yes or no. Yes / No questions are also called closed questions because there are only two possible responses: Yes or No.

Assertive sentence:     He is reading books.                                             

Yes-No questions:        Is he reading books?

Assertive sentence:     She has been learning computer.

Yes-No questions:        Has she been learning computer? 

Assertive sentence:      Sujata will have been studying here for four years.

Yes-No questions:        Will Sujata have been studying here for four years?

Assertive sentence:     We write four poems.

Yes-No questions:        Do we write four poems?     

Assertive sentence:     He brings new dictionary.

Yes-No questions:        Does he bring new dictionary?

Assertive sentence:     They spoke in English.

Yes-No questions:        Did they speak in English?

The questions which can be answered either with yes or with no.

Do you play volleyball?

Have you written the application?

Can you give me your contact number?

Will you do it for me?

2. Framing WH Questions

What is ‘wh’ question and examples?

WH-questions are questions starting with WH-words including: what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how. The answer of a ‘WH’ question is a complete sentence and not a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’.

E.g.: Why are you going?

What do you want?

When will the program start?

How are you now?

We usually form wh-questions with

1) wh + an auxiliary verb (be, do or have) + subject + main verb.

2) wh + a modal verb + subject + main verb

Be:

When are you leaving? Who’s been paying the bills?

Framing Yes or No type questions

Do:

Where do they live 4 days ago?

Why didn’t you call me?

Modal:

Who would she stay with?

Where should I park my scotty?

Frame the WH question to get underlined word as answer.

1. My name is Polash.

Ans: What is your name?

2. I read story books in my leisure time.

Ans: When do you read story-books?

3. Bharat is my English teacher.

Ans: Who is your English teacher?

4. She is reading English novel.

Ans: What is she reading?

5. My favourite book is ‘Ignited Mind’.

Ans: Which is your favourite book?

6. There is no use of this statue.

Ans: What is the use of this statue?

7) Dr. Anand had a golden touch.

Who had a golden touch?

8) The writing of Swami Vivekanand inspired him.

Whose writing did inspire him?

9) Vaibhav was born on 15th April, 1885.

When was Vaibhav born?

10) We stopped by for breakfast at Mysore.

Why did we stop by at Mysore?

11) He speaks English fluently.

How does he speak English?

12. The city is famous for its Hanuman temple.

What is the city famous for?

13. She taught me to read.

What did she teach me?

14. He was disappointed because of heavy loss.

Why was he disappointed?

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