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There are many types of questions in English. The easiest are questions that can be answered "yes" or "no." A: Are you from around here? B: Yes, I am. A: Do you come here often? B: Yes, I do. A: Can I buy you a drink? B: No, thanks. A: Are you married? B: Yes, I am. To form a question from a statement, first count the number of verbs. John is a doctor. Jane drives a sports car. Joan played basketball last night. Jan is eating her dinner. June has rented an apartment. Jen has been living there since 1969. One verb: is (be) One verb: drives One verb: played Two verbs: is eating Two verbs: has rented Three verbs: has been living

If there is one verb in the statement and the verb is a form of be, simply switch the positions of the subject and verb.

Statement John is a doctor. The Jensens are here.

Question Is John a doctor? Are the Jensens here?

If there are two verbs, simply switch the positions of the subject and first verb. Statement Jan is eating dinner. June has rented an apartment. Jen has been living here since 1969. Question Is Jan eating dinner? Has June rented an apartment? Has Jen been living here since 1969?

If there is one verb, and the verb is not a form of be, the process is more complex. 1. Add Do to the beginning of the sentence. The Johnsons live in that house. Do the Johnsons live in that house?

2. If the main verb "carries" a third person singular s, move the s to Do, making it Does. Jane drives a car. Do Jane drives a car? (Not finished yet!) Does Jane drive a car? (Good question!) 3. If the main verb "carries" past tense, move the past tense to Do, making it Did. Do Joan played basketball? (Not finished yet!) Did Joan play basketball? (Good question!) In conversation, most questions are asked of the second person (you) and answered in the first (I). A: Are you from California? B: No, I'm from Oregon. Are you? A: Yes, I'm from Hollywood.

Joan played basketball last night.

B: Do you know any movie stars? A: No, I don't go out at night. In British English, the main verb have sometimes functions like be in questions. This is not common in American English. Statement You have a pet ferret. Question Have you a pet ferret? (British) Do you have a pet ferret? (American)

WH Question Words We use question words to ask certain types of questions (question word questions). We often refer to them as WH words because they include the letters WH (for example WHy, HoW).

Question Word

Function

Example

What

asking for information about something asking for repetition or confirmation asking for a reason, asking why asking about time

What is your name?

What? I can't hear you. You did what? What did you do that for? When did he leave?

what...for

when

where

asking in or at what place or position

Where do they live?

Which

asking about choice

Which colour do you want?

asking what or which Who person or people (subject) asking what or which person or people (object) Who opened the door?

Whom

Whom did you see?

whose

asking about ownership

Whose are these keys? Whose turn is it?

Why

asking for reason, asking what...for making a suggestion asking about manner asking about condition or quality

Why do you say that?

why don't How

Why don't I help you? How does this work?

How was your exam?

how + adj/adv

asking about extent or degree

see examples below

how far

Distance

How far is Pattaya from Bangkok? How long will it take? How many cars are

how long how

length (time or space) quantity (countable)

many how much how old how come (informal)

there? How much money do you have? How old are you?

quantity (uncountable)

Age

asking for reason, asking why

How come I can't