Hello dear readers. Today I have prepared for you an introductory lesson on the topic - types of questions in English language. After studying the material, you will get acquainted with the 5 types of questions that are distinguished in English grammar. We will go into more detail on each of them in the following lessons. And now our goal is to introduce you in general terms to each of the 5 types of questions, to explain their meaning, features and design. Types of questions in English The construction of interrogative sentences is a very important topic for learning any language. After all, our speech mainly consists of questions and answers. I want to say right away that the construction of interrogative sentences in English is much more complicated than in Russian. In Russian, to pose a question, it is enough to simply change the intonation. In English, to ask a question, you need to change not only intonation, but also the order of words in a sentence, and very often there is a need to use auxiliary words.
In order to clearly explain the features of each of the types, I will first give examples, and then explain their essence. I advise you to learn the construction of 5 types of questions by heart.
So, in English there are 5 main types of questions: a general question, a special question, a question to the subject and its definition, alternative question, separated question. We will start the lesson with a general question, as it is fundamental. Having learned the construction of a general question, it will be easy for you to deal with other types.
1. General question
| Question | Answer |
| Do you have a dog? Does he read that book? Did you visit your grandmother? Is she a student? Was he in Moscow? Can I help you? Must children do the homework? |
Yes, I do/ No, I don't Yes, he does/ No, he doesn't Yes, I did/ No, I didn't Yes, she is/ No, she isn't Yes, he was/ No, he wasn't Yes, you can/ No, you can't Yes, they must/ No, they must not |
As you can see, a general question is asked to the whole sentence, and it can be answered with just one word - yes or no. That is why it is called general.
For the correct formulation of a general question, it is necessary to use an auxiliary verb:
So, in the first place we put the auxiliary verb, and then the declarative sentence remains unchanged. Example:
If the verb is the predicate in the sentence to be (am, is, are, was, were - its forms), or modal verbs can (could), may (might), must, shall (should), will (would), then they are taken to the first place as auxiliary ones. Example:
Summarize! The general question scheme looks like this:
Auxiliary verb (Auxiliary Verb) → subject (Subject) → predicate (Predicate) → other members of the sentence.
Video on the topic: General and alternative questions in English
2. Alternative question
| Question | Answer |
| Is this a pen or a pencil? Does Ann work as a teacher or a doctor? Is that pencil red or green? Was Peter in Moscow or in Minsk? Does Jim like playing chess or watching TV? |
It's a pencil. She works as a doctor. It's green. He was in Minsk. He likes playing chess. |
As you may have noticed, an alternative question is a question that asks the respondent to choose between two homogeneous members of the sentence (a pen - a pencil, teacher - doctor, red - green, Moskow - Minsk, playing chess - watching TV). These homogeneous members of the sentence can be expressed by additions, circumstances, definitions, the nominal part of the compound predicate, etc.
An alternative question is very easy to recognize by the union or which offers an alternative. An alternative question is usually given a full answer.
Please note that the alternative question is practically the same as the general question, except for the obligatory presence of the union or.
3. Special question
| Question | Answer |
| Where do you have vacation every summer? When can I see her? What is your favorite colour? How does he get to work? Why are you eating at my desk? |
I have a vacation in London. You can see her today. My favorite color is blue. He gets to work by bus. Because I am hungry. |
Special questions in English are asked for more information. In the first place there is always a special question word:
Special questions in English The word order after the interrogative word is the same as in the general question.
So the diagram will look like this:
Interrogative pronoun (interrogative pronoun) → auxiliary verb (Auxiliary Verb) → subject (Subject) → predicate (Predicate) → other members of the sentence.
Note that in English it is common to see phrasal verbs, i.e. any prepositions are closely connected with these verbs. When special questions are asked in English, these prepositions are placed at the very end of the sentence. For example:
Answers to special questions, as a rule, are given in detail.
Video on the topic: Special question in English
4. Question to the subject and its definition
| Question | Answer |
| What is going on there? Who is listening to the tape? Which of the children is going to the Zoo on Sunday? Whose children are having dinner now? |
A fight is. Peter is. John is. Peter's children are. |
Questions to the subject or to its definition always begin with interrogative pronouns:
In questions to the subject, the word order of the declarative sentence is preserved.
For example:
Note that if the sentence refers to the present tense, then the interrogative words who, what, which usually agree with the predicate in the form of the 3rd person singular. Because we do not know what answer will follow, it is customary to use the 3rd person.
For example:
You also need to remember that the question word " which- which" involves choosing from certain number objects or persons. Therefore, it is often used in conjunction with a noun or pronoun, which is preceded by a preposition of. For example:
Questions to the subject or to its definition are given short answers, which consist of the subject, expressed by a noun or pronoun, and the corresponding auxiliary verb.
5. Dividing question
| Question | Answer |
| He is a student, isn't he? My friends don't play football, do they? She can play piano, can't she? It isn't warm today, is it? Alex speaks English, doesn't he? |
Yes, he is. No, they don't. Yes, she can. No, it isn't. Yes, he does. |
Disjunctive questions in English are asked to test an assumption or express doubt. The peculiarity of the dividing question is that it consists of two parts and is separated by a comma. That's why it's called separating. The first part consists of a declarative sentence in direct word order. The second part is a short question that consists of an auxiliary or modal verb and a pronoun that replaces the subject. A comma is placed between them. In the second part, as you already understood, it is used reverse order words, and it is translated into Russian: isn't it?, isn't it?, isn't it?
Remember that if the first part of the question is affirmative, then the verb in the second part must be in the negative form. If the first part of the question is negative, then in the second part the verb must be in the affirmative form.
Let's look at a couple of examples:
There are four key groups of interrogative sentences - general, special, alternative and disjunctive. According to the traditional academic system, except for special questions of the subject, all the rest are built with a rearrangement of members relative to a similar affirmative turnover. However, in real speech (both oral and written), interrogative sentences are often found that are identical to affirmative ones. How to write a question in English? There are sentences whose interrogative expression is carried out only due to intonation, without putting the predicate before the subject and using additional non-sense verbs (to be, do) and interrogative words. Some turns with a rearrangement of words will sound incorrect, ridiculous or even impolite in certain situations. Therefore, along with the classical scheme, we will also analyze in which cases it is possible to compose a question from words in English without a mandatory rearrangement.
It is necessary to determine which word carries the fundamental “questioning” load in order to approve the scheme for construction and understand how to compose a question in English. It is somewhat incorrect to classify interrogative sentences according to their relationship with the response sentence, i.e., for example, to say that the question with which we want to know something about the object that performs the action is a question to the subject. After all, we do not yet know what the answer will be, and whether it will be at all; our task is to ask, and we must base ourselves on that alone.
Members, which we express the basic information need, and should serve as a signal for identification. We will call these questions. through subject, etc. to tell you how to write questions in English. The table below shows line by line whether questions are asked through the subject, for example - /Who did it?/ Who did he do it? /, or through a predicate, for example - / Did he do it? / He did this?/, or through a minor member, for example, through the circumstance - /He did it in time?/He did it in time?/ It is easy to confuse the expression of the question through a minor member, to see this, compare the last example with the sentence - /Did he do it in time?/He did is it on time? Sure offer / He did it in time?/ can be built in exactly the same way, but here you need to change the accent: /Did he do it in time?/. The question, expressed through the predicate, is built with the setting of a meaningless verb (do, to be) before the subject.
How to write questions in English? The structure of the structure depends on the purpose of the question, on whether the answer is expecting completely new information, or you are clarifying what is already known. In the second case, your question contains an assumption about the answer or a manifestation of surprise, doubt about a fact or a previous remark of the interlocutor (let's call such questions prejudiced). For example, you don't know if your friend is in Chicago, and inquire about it: /Is he in Chicago?/Is he in Chicago?/; or you assume that your friend may be in Chicago, and specify this moment: /He is in Chicago? Chicago?/; or you heard that your friend came to Chicago, and are surprised by this: /He is in Chicago already? /Is he in Chicago already?/ Located Is he already in Chicago?/.)
In this case, you do not need to try to pass absolutely all the revolutions through each of these schemes. Some combinations, due to their specificity, may have a limited range of use.
Interrogative sentences are divided into types based on what kind of information they expect to receive in response.
How to write a general question in English? Such a question requires a negative or positive answer, which will be disclosed directly (yes, no) or indirectly (with the help of an explanation from which such a conclusion can be drawn). Those classical schemes that we are used to seeing in textbooks relate to expression through a predicate, when a suitable non-semantic verb or the verbal part of a compound predicate is placed before the subject. However, interrogative sentences similar to affirmative ones are often found in English, so we will analyze the semantic shades that can allow this.
General through the predicate
/Did you do it? did this is?/
General through the subject
/will you do it?/ or /You will do it?/ You will you do it?/
General through minor terms
/Did you do it quickly?/You did it quickly?/You did it fast?/
How to compose a question in English if it clarifies supposed or partially known information? Prejudiced questions can be classified as general. When a question through a predicate is prejudiced, the structure of a similar affirmative sentence does not change. For example, /He took more points than anybody else. - He won?/ [He scored more points than the others. - Did he win?] (Compare with /He took part in the competition. - Did he win?/He took part in the competition. - Did he win?/)
You can select a group of general questions that ask the interlocutor again, expressing interest. The logical place of these questions is before the answer, that is, the answer is ahead of the question, and a request is expressed, as it were, to voice it again. In such a requirement, the scheme is preserved, but some members of the sentence are often omitted.
/I am living in Chicago too. - Are you? / I also live in Chicago. - Seriously?/
How to write a special question in English? Such a question requires an answer containing unique information. It is specified by special words /Who/Who, Whom/Whom, Whose/Whose, What/What/What, Which/Which, When/When, Where/Where, Why/Why, How/How (/How/ is often used with verbs, adjectives, etc., which complement its meaning: / How many / How many, How long / How long, How come / How did it happen, etc.), which take the first position. These questions are not prejudiced. Cases when a non-sense verbal part is needed before the subject are determined by the member through which the need for information is expressed - through the predicate, subject (or definition of the subject) or other secondary parts of the sentence. To know how to compose a question in English using the special. words, remember - if from a general question a special one is obtained by simple substitution, for example, /Why/ or /When/, the ordering scheme, by analogy, can remain unchanged compared to such an affirmative sentence.
The schema may remain unchanged in statements beginning with a special word inserted in an interrogative sentence. For example, /Do you know why he is looking at it?/You you know why is he looking at it?/ where /why he is looking at it/why he is looking at it/ is a specific reason.
In cases where the interrogative pronouns Who, What, Whom, Whose, Which are subjects or are part of the subject, the construction scheme is identical to the affirmative sentence. If the interrogative pronoun plays the role of a definition with the subject, the restructuring also does not occur. In other cases, the non-sense verb comes before the subject.
For example, how to compose a question in English in a situation where /Who/ acts as a nominal part of the predicate or when it is the subject? - /Who would you pretend to be in the game?/Who would you like to be in the game?/ , - /Who is the superman?/Who is the superman?/ .
Special through compound nominal predicate
/ Who is she to you? / Who is she to you?
Special questions through the subject
/Who will join me?/Who will join me?/
Special through definition with subject
/Which bus goes to the airport?/Which bus goes to the airport?/
Special through other minor members
/Where did they meet?/Where did they meet?/
/For how long have we been here?/How long have we been here?/
Also very common are sentences like /How long until it happens?/, /How long before it happens?/How long before it happens?/ etc., in which omitted phrases like /should we wait/ or /does it need/ (/How long should we wait until it happens?/How long should we wait before this happens? or /How long does it need before something happens?/How long does it take for something to happen?/).
How to compose in English? Such a question proposes possible options expressed in terms of similar members and asks for approval of any of them.
/Am I alright or not?/
How to write a disjunctive question in English? Such a question is often rhetorical, that is, the answer is implied in the question itself. In the first part, a certain statement is made, and in the second, its confirmation or refutation is required. The second part is separated from the first by a comma, sometimes by a dot or by an ellipsis, in some cases even pronounced by another interlocutor.
/He is alright, isn't he?/
It is not the same... Is it?
Also, in order to know how to correctly compose a question in English, you need to remember that the verb part in front of the subject becomes in accordance with the tense and conjugation, and after - in its original form.
When a verb is used with a preposition that complements its meaning, the preposition comes last in the word order. For example, /What are you looking at?/What are you looking for?/What is going on?/Can we get out?/ If the preposition is part of an object, it is also put at the end, for example: /Are you looking at me ?/.
In the special sentences used with interrogative pronouns, nouns are used without articles.
To communicate with foreigners, sometimes just gestures are enough, but there are situations when it is extremely necessary to clarify something. This is where the difficulty begins, because few people remember how to ask General Rules often long forgotten, and the person is simply lost.
It is pointless to argue that the right question is one of the most effective and fastest ways to get the required information from the interlocutor. Questions can help you find out:
However, people who have difficulty with English feel rather insecure in situations where they need to say something. As a rule, they are embarrassed to say anything at all, even if they need help or some kind of clarification. Therefore, the ability to correctly construct a question in English will give confidence to any person in any situation abroad.
Constructing affirmative sentences, as a rule, does not cause any particular difficulties for language learners, but composing questions is difficult. Only understanding their structure will make it clear for yourself how to ask a general question in English. have their own characteristics and are used in everyday communication by native speakers. There are five types of questions, including:
Let's take a closer look at how to ask a general question in English.
This is the simplest and most common type of the five existing ones. It is asked for the entire sentence and requires a simple yes or no answer. Let's look at examples:
Note that in order to construct a general question, the auxiliary word "do" is sometimes used. This verb and its derivatives are used in combination with other verbs to obtain an interrogative or negative type of interrogative sentence. However, if it contains the verb "to be", the use of the auxiliary word "do" is not required. Let's look at examples:
How to ask a general question in English? It's easier than it might seem. First of all, you need to find the verb in the sentence and determine what function it performs:
Then you should determine the time of the question. In order not to get confused with its definition, try turning this phrase into For example, the interrogative sentence "Does your aunt like to sing?", we remake it into the affirmative "Your aunt likes to sing." After you find the verb and determine the time, proceed to the construction of the question itself.
Another point worth mentioning for those who do not know how to ask a general question in English is word order. While in Russian we just change intonation and get an interrogative sentence, this does not work with English. To ask something, it is not enough just to change the intonation to an interrogative one. In the English interrogative construction, the reverse word order is characteristic.
This means that it is especially important in this situation to use either an auxiliary or modal verb, or a linking verb “to be”, in the right form. Next comes the subject (most often expressed by a personal pronoun), the predicate and other members of the sentence. Let's look at examples:
Having dealt with the word order, you can proceed to the next important point - how to ask a general question in English in a negative form. The mentioned construction in Russian, as a rule, begins with the words "really" or "is it" and serves to express surprise and misunderstanding. The scheme for the formation of this form is the same as that of the affirmative one, only with the use of the negative particle “not”. Let's look at examples:
1. Do you not like our French lessons? - Don't you like our French lessons? - Don't you love our French lessons?
2.Are they not at work? - Aren't they at work? - Are they not at work?
3. Must we not do this work tomorrow? - Shouldn't we do this work tomorrow?- Shouldn't we do this work tomorrow?
A general question requires an unambiguous "yes" or "no", which are formed as follows:
1. A positive answer involves the use of the word "yes", a pronoun and a verb. For example:
2. A negative answer is formed as follows: "no" + pronoun + verb + particle "not". For example:
The hardest part is over, because you already have an idea of how to ask a general question in English. The rules of pronunciation and intonation are another point worth dwelling on. It is typical for English to pronounce general questions with a rising tone. This tone is used in all questions that can be answered unambiguously “yes” or “no”. To clarify everything, let's take a closer look at the examples:
Now you know how to ask a general question in English. The pronunciation rules in this case are very easy to remember.
Thus, we have considered all theoretical aspects concerning how to ask a general question - in English, such a phrase is the simplest and at the same time the most important and common, therefore, knowing how to formulate it correctly, you can feel more confident in a conversation with foreigners abroad. To consolidate the studied material, you should go to the practical part.
1. To complete the first task, remember everything you learned earlier about how to ask a general question. In English, words after the ↗ sign are pronounced with rising intonation:
2. Answer the following general questions:
3. Translate the following general questions into English:
Our topic today is the English language. Namely: how to ask them correctly, about the difference between general and special questions, questions to the subject, and also talk about the use of various interrogative words. This topic is relevant for students of any level of language proficiency, because mistakes are possible even on more high level when it comes to building questions in English. They confuse word order, skip auxiliary verbs, use wrong intonation. Our mission is to prevent such errors from occurring. Can we start?
The first thing to know about questions in English is that they are different from the structure of affirmative sentences. We usually (but not always!) ask questions in English by changing the word order: we put the auxiliary verb first before the subject. Another (main) verb is placed after the subject.
Continuing to delve into this topic, it should be mentioned what types of questions are in the English language. Differences in the construction of those very questions in English depend on this.
Common question in English
We ask this question when we want to know general information. Are you learning English? We can answer it with one word “yes” or “no”.
Special question
We need such questions in order to find out certain, specific information that interests us. When did you start learning English?
Question to the subject
We ask it when we want to know who is performing the action. Who teaches in your English courses?
Alternative question
This is a question in which a choice of 2 options is given. Do you study English with a teacher or on your own?
Separated question
This question involves confirmation of some information. You continue to study English in the summer, don't you?
Now let's look at how each of these questions is built in English.
In the formation of such questions, the reverse word order is used. This means that we put the auxiliary verb in the first place, the subject in the second place, and the main verb in the third place.
Tom likes swimming in the sea. -Does( auxiliary) Tom ( subject) like ( main verb) swimming in the sea?
She goes to work everyday. -Does( auxiliary) she ( subject) go ( main verb) to work everyday?
General questions in English are also built with modal verbs. In this case, the modal verb will replace the auxiliary, that is, it will be placed in the first place.
Could you close the door, please? - Could you close the door, please?
May I come in? - May I come in?
Should I put on a sweater? - Should I wear this sweater?
Pay attention to the verb to be. We can safely consider it special - in general questions, you do not need to add an auxiliary verb to it.
Is he a teacher? - He is a teacher?
Was the weather good yesterday? - Was the weather good yesterday?
We form a negative general question. To do this, you need to add a particle not. It will come immediately after the subject. However, if we use the shortened form not - n't she will stand in front of him. Let's look at an example:
Does she not go to work on Sunday? = Doesn’t she go to work on Sunday? Does she not go to work on Sunday?
Have you not watched this movie? = Haven't you watched this movie? - Have you seen this movie?
This type of question requires a detailed and detailed explanation. A special question can be asked to any member of an interrogative sentence in English. The word order in such questions is the same as in general, only one of the question words must be put at the beginning:
In a descriptive format, we will build a special question according to the following scheme:
Interrogative word + auxiliary (or modal) verb + subject + predicate + object + other members of the sentence.
Easier - on an example:
What (question word) are (auxiliary) you (subject) cooking (predicate)? - What are you cooking?
What (question word) do (auxiliary verb l) you (subject) want to eat (predicate)? - What do you want to eat?
When (question word) did (auxiliary) you (subject) leave (predicate) the house (addition)? - When did you leave home?
Due to the fact that a special question in English is posed to almost any member of the sentence (addition, circumstance, definition, subject), with its help you can find out any information.
This type of questions differs from the previous topics discussed, since auxiliary verbs are not used in its construction. You just need to replace the subject with who or what, add interrogative intonation and veil - the question is ready.
The scheme for constructing a question to the subject in English is as follows:
Interrogative word + predicate + minor members of the sentence
Who went to the supermarket? - Who went to the supermarket?
What happened to your friend? - What happened to your friend?
Who did that? - Who did it?
At first glance it is very simple. But one should not confuse questions to the subject and special questions questions in English to the addition. An addition is a sentence member that gives some additional information and answers questions in English: “who?”, “What?”, “To whom?”, “What?”, “What?”. And most often the question to the addition begins with the interrogative pronoun who or whom and what. This is where the similarity with questions to the subject lies. Only context will help you figure it out. Examples for comparison:
The girl saw me yesterday. - The girl saw me yesterday.
Whom (Who) did the girl see yesterday? - Who did the girl see yesterday?
We are waiting for the train. - We're waiting for the train.
What are you waiting for? - What are you waiting for?
Based on the name, it is clear that these questions involve an alternative or the right to choose. By asking them, we give the interlocutor two options.
Will you fly to England or Ireland? - Will you fly to England or Ireland?
In such a question, there is always the union "or" - or. The question itself is built as a general one, only at the end with the help of the above or we add a selection.
Scheme for constructing a question:
Auxiliary verb + actor + action performed + ... or ...
Will they go to the park or to the cinema? - Will they go to the park or to the cinema?
Did you buy an apples or pears? - Did you buy apples or pears?
Does he work or study? - Does he work or study?
If an alternative question contains several auxiliary verbs, then we place the first one before the subject, and the rest immediately after it.
She has been studying for several years. She has been studying for several years.
Has she been studying or working for several years? - Is she studying or working for several years?
An alternative question in English can also begin with a question word. Then such a question consists directly of a special question and the following two homogeneous members interrogative sentences in English, which are connected by a union or.
When were you interrupted: at the beginning or in the middle of your speech? - When were you interrupted: at the beginning or in the middle of your speech?
These questions in English can hardly be called questions in full, since their first part is very similar to an affirmative sentence. We use them when we are not 100% sure about something and we want to check or clarify the information.
Separation questions consist of two parts: the first is an affirmative or negative sentence, the second is a short question. The second part is separated from the first comma and is called tag or in the Russian version "tail". That is why the disjunctive questions are also called tag-questions or tail questions of the English language.
Discrimination questions are very popular in spoken English. And that's why:
In Russian, "tails" are translated by the words "true", "isn't it true", "isn't it", "correctly", "yes".
Let's look at some examples and see for ourselves:
I am your friend, aren't I? - I'm your friend, right?
He isn't your brother, is he? - He's not your brother, is he?
They aren't at home now, are they? They're not at home right now, are they?
Your friend worked in IT, didn't he? - Your friend worked in IT, didn't he?
You used to get up at 5 a.m., didn't you? - You got up early at 5 am, right?
Pay attention to the “tails” for the pronoun I (I) - in the negative sentence, the auxiliary verb changes.
I am not right, am I? - I'm wrong, right?
I am right, aren't I? - I'm right, right?
If you have a sentence with a verb have, then several options for “tails” are possible with it.
You have a cat, have you? (British English) - You have a cat, don't you?
We have a car, don't we? (American English) - We have a car, right?
Also sometimes there is no negative in the first part of the sentence not before the auxiliary verb, and it will still be considered negative. For example: They never went there, … What shall we deliver? Correctly, did they! And all because the word never(never) is negative. For words like never, can be attributed rarely(rarely), scarcely(barely) hardly(hardly), barely(barely) little(few), few(several).
They rarely go out, do they? - They rarely go out, do they? ( there is a word with a negative meaning rarely)
It's unbelievable, is it? - It's incredible, right? ( the word unbelievable with a negative prefix, so the first part is considered negative)
Nothing is impossible, is it? - Nothing is impossible, right? ( nothing and impossible are words with a negative meaning)
They have nowhere to go, do they? - They have nowhere to go, right? ( nowhere - a word with a negative meaning)
As you managed to replace, there is nothing complicated in asking a question and finding out the information of interest. We hope that this article will help you deal with all the subtleties and nuances. Learn English, be inquisitive and ask the correct English questions to your interlocutors. Cheers!
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Every day we ask questions. For example, we often ask:
- How are you?
- What did you do yesterday?
Who will go to the store?
Are you going to the cafe or not?
Everyone who is learning English should know how questions are formed, because without them you will not be able to communicate. In English there is 5 types of questions.
In the article I I will explain how they differ from each other, when they are used and how they are formed.
The word "special" means "designed exclusively for something." Accordingly, this question needed to find out the specific information you are interested in. Therefore, it is called special, that is, you want to clarify special information.
For example
Where are you going to rest?
We will find out specific information - the place where the person will go.
How to build a special question?
It is asked using the following question words:
A special question is built according to the scheme:
Interrogative word + auxiliary verb + character + action being performed?
Examples
Walkthrough
>> How to ask specific questions.
The subject calls who or what the sentence is about.
In a survey, the subject is asked with the interrogative words who and what, which replace the character or object referred to in the sentence. For example
Who will pack your suitcase for you?
Therefore, we ask the question to the subject when we do not know who performed the action or has a sign.
How to construct a question to the subject?
The peculiarity of this question will be the order of words in the sentence. In this type of question, the word order never changes and goes like in an affirmative sentence. The scheme of such a proposal would be as follows:
Who + action?
For example, we have an affirmative sentence
They played tennis.
They played tennis.
We just substitute the question word who instead of they.
Who played tennis?
Who played tennis?
In doing so, we imagine that who / what is a person in singular in question (he, she). Therefore, the sentence should be constructed as if in place of who/what costs he/she.
For example, we have an offer
They were in the car.
They were in the car.
When asked, we forget about they and represent he in its place, therefore, we replace were with was
Who were in the car?
Who was in the car?
Examples
Who likes to sing?
Who loves to sing?
What was in the box?
What was in the box?
Who is a doctor?
Who is the doctor?
Walkthrough:
>> How to build a question to the subject? .
True to its name, this question involves an alternative, that is, the right to choose. Asking him we give the interlocutor two options to choose from.
Example
Will you fly to England or Germany?
In this matter, always there is a union or (or). The question itself is built as a general question, only at the end with our or we add a choice clause.
Scheme for constructing an alternative question:
Auxiliary verb + actor + action performed + ___ or ___?
Examples
Will they go to the park or to the cinema?
Will they go to the park or to the cinema?
Did buy apples or pears?
Did you buy apples or pears?
Does he work or study?
Is he working or studying?
Walkthrough:
>> How to build an alternative question correctly.
This type of question is also called a "tail question". A question expresses doubt or desire for confirmation of something.
For example
You've already packed your suitcase, haven't you?
It is divisive because consists of 2 parts, separated by a comma.
The first part is built as an affirmative or negative sentence with the usual word order.
The second part (“tail”) looks like a short question. It consists of:
We translate such a "tail" into Russian as "isn't it so" / "isn't it true."
1. If the first part of the sentence is affirmative, then the second part is negative.
Affirmative sentence + auxiliary verb + not (abbreviated) + character?
Examples
He called you yesterday didn't he?
He called you yesterday, didn't he?
They play tennis every weekend don't they?
They play tennis every weekend, don't they? Examples
So, we have analyzed all five types of questions in English. Now let's move on to practice.
Make 5 types of questions from the following affirmative sentences:
1. He went to school yesterday.
2. She gave me a phone.
3. We will read this book.
4. They bought a car.
5. She doesn't like to cook.
Leave your answers in the comments below the article.
