Formation of Sentence Interrogative - ENGLISH GRAMMAR

FORMATION OF SENTENCE INTERROGATIVE

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Contents 

•        Introduction

•         Example of Interrogative Sentences

•         Wh-questions

Introduction

•         For making interrogative sentence first we put auxiliary verb like do/Can/have/may/to be/shall/will/and then put the subject and finally the main verb, But the word like what, when, which etc. then it is a word put after interrogative words. To select appropriate word. Study the sentence below for this :

•         Examples

1.    Do you play the game ?

2. Is the principal in the office ?

3. Did you not go to the station ?

                   or

3. Didn’t you go to the station ?

4. Do you havea new pen ?

5. Are mangoes cheap this season ?

6. Can your brother drive a car ?

7. Have I not given you a pen ?

8. Has Kirit go to school ?

 

9. Did they eat only  the Fruits ?

10. Could he not lift the box ?

11. Is Maya singing a Bhajan?

12. Am I not your friend ?

13. Are the girls not clever ?

•    Wh -Questions

1.Who

Who-subject

Example: Dinker met me.

                  |         |      |

              subject  verb  object

Who met me ?

=>Dinker met me.

1.Who has a new car ?

=> They have a new car.

2.Who will go to school ?

=> The principal will go to school.

2. (A) What : Interrogative pronoun

1.What is Mr.Gohil ?

(Mr.Gohil is a professor.)

2.What is Bina doing?

(Bina is watching TV.)

(B) What :Interrogative Adjective

1.    What age is she ?

2. What colour is your shirt ?

3.What time is it ?

(C) What: Time, Day, Date information

Day

•         What day is today ?

Ans-Today is Monday.

Data

 

•         What date is today ?

Ans- Today is June first.

Month

•         What month is this ?

Ans- this is December.

Time
 

-what time is it ?

-what is the time now?

-What is the time by your watch.

Ans. It is seven o’clock

 3.  Which : Interrogative pronoun

 

1.    Which is her book ?

2. Which was Kanu’s pen ?

 3. Which is his shirt ?

4. Which is your sari?

 4.where

1.Wher is the book?

2.Where are you going?

 5.When 

1.When did you come?

-   I come yesterday.

2.When will you   visit Anjar?

-  I will visit Anjar  next month.

Direct & Indirect narration  with Interrogative sentence

•         Examples:

1.Is he your friend ? (Interrogative)

=> He is your friend. (Assertive)

2.Did you get your salary? (Interrogative)

=> You got your salary. (Assertive)

3.May I come in ? (Interrogative)

=> I may come in ? (Assertive)

4.How are you? (Interrogative)

=> How you are. (Assertive)