Wh-Question is related to our life. Our day to day life I think we use it a lot but how much people use it correctly? The answer is- very few, so here in this chapter I have tried to show how to make a correct WH-Question. I think this is very important chapter so everybody learn it carefully.
Definition: Asking something is called question and when a sentence asks a question is called an Interrogative Sentence.
Examples: What is your name? Do like to sing?
Kinds of Question:
(i) WH- Question
(ii) Yes/No Question
(iii) Tag Question
WH- Question: Which start with WH word like - who, what, how,
when, where, etc.
Examples: What is your name? Which pen do you need?
Yes/No Question: Which start with auxiliary verb like - am, is,
are, was, were, can, could etc.
Examples: Do you like it? Can you do the work?
Tag Question: This is used frequently in conversation to
verify a statement.
Examples: I write a letter, don’t
I? They can read, can’t they?
Rules Of Wh-Question:
Rule 1: If we want to make a
question with a subject of a sentence, then we have to use-
Who for = I, He, You, She, Name
(David), They.
What/Which
for = Animal and Inanimate Objects.
Whose for = My, Your, His, Her,
Its, Roy’s.
Examples:
He is a teacher. Q: Who
is a teacher?
Computer
is important. Q: What
is important?
The cow is
an animal. Q: Which is an animal?
His father is a doctor. Q: Whose
father is a doctor?
Rule 2: If we
want to make a question with a subject of a sentence, there is no need of using
extra
Examples:
It makes me laugh. Q: What makes you laugh?
He played cricket. Q: Who played cricket?
They are eating. Q: Who are eating?
Note: There is
no auxiliary verb in those sentences and so we have no need to use any
auxiliary verb. This rule is only when we shall ask any question with a
subject.
Rule 3: If we want to make a question from predicate
of a sentence, then we have to use-
Whose for = My, Your, His, Her,
Its, Roy’s.
What/Which
for = Animal and Inanimate Objects.
Whom for = Me, You, Him, Her, It,
Roy.
Why for = Reason.
Where for = Place.
How for = Quantity.
When for = Time.
Examples:
I want a red pen. Q: Which pen do you want?
This is his pen. Q: Whose
pen is this?
I am ten years old. Q: How
old are you?
He knows him. Q: Whom
does he know?
They saw him at 10 pm. Q: When
did they see?
You went to college. Q: Where did you go?
Rule 4: If we want to make a question from
predicate of a sentence, then we have to use Auxiliary
Examples:
I have forgotten his
name. Q: Whose name have you forgotten?
I went there for a
pen. Q: Why did you go there?
He works for eat. Q: Why does he work?
They like honest
person. Q: How person do they
like?
