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Pratiwi Nur Larasati A1C040009
Ani Amilatul Ilma A1C014023
Bintari Ulfa A1C014036
Irma Imarotul Hidayah A1C0014060
Randy Rochmat A1CO14085
Lina Wati Dewi A1C014094
Haru Prabowo A1C0140
Question Words
There are two types of question
words:
1. YES/NO Questios
2. WH Questions
YES/NO Questions
A. Definition
Yes or no questions are questions whose expected answer is either "yes"
or "no".

B. How to form yes-no questions


In English, a special word order (Auxiliary Verb/Verb + Subject + Main
Verb) is used to form YES/NO questions, some people called it ASM
formula.
Example :
Statement YES/NO Question The answer

You have finished Have you finished Yes, I have


your homework. your homework? No, I haven’t.
C. The rules

1. If the main verb of the sentence is "to be", simply invert the subject and

the verb to be:

Examples:

They are American. — Are they American?

2. If the sentence includes a main verb and another or other helping

(auxiliary) verb(s), invert the subject and the (first) helping (auxiliary) verb.

Examples:

He will be reading the book. — Will he be reading the book?

They are visiting Paris. — Are they visiting Paris?


3. If the sentence includes a verb which is not the verb "to be"
and doesn't include a helping (auxiliary) verb, the
transformation is more complex.
a. If the verb is in the present tense, add either do or does and
put the main verb in its base form:
 do if the subject is the first person singular, second person
singular, first person plural, second person plural and third
person plural (I, you, we, they)
Examples:
I like apples. — Do you like apples?
 does if the subject is the third person singular (he, she, it).
Examples:
Nancy reads a lot. — Does Nancy read a lot?
He hates basketball. — Does he hate basketball?
b.If the verb is in the past tense, add did and put
the main verb in its base form:
Examples:
He discovered the truth. — Did he discover the
truth?
WH Question
1. Kinds of WH Question
A.What
Function :
• Asking for information about something.
Example : What is your name?
• asking for repetition or confirmation
Example : What? I can't hear you. You did what?
B. What...for
• Function :
Asking for a reason, asking why.
• Example :
What did you do that for?

C. When
• Funtion :
Asking about time
• Example :
When did he leave?

D. Where
• Funtion :
Asking in or at what place or position
• Example :
Where do they live?
E. Which
• Function :
asking about choice
• Example :
Which colour do you want?
F. Who
• Function :
Asking what or which person or people (subject)
• Example :
• Who opened the door?
G. Whom
• Function :
Asking what or which person or people (object)
• Example :
Whom did you see?
H. Whose
• Function :
Asking about ownership
• Example :
Whose are these keys?
Whose turn is it?
I. Why
• Function :
sking for reason, asking what...for
• Example :
Why do you say that?
J. Why don't
• Function :
Making a suggestion
• Example :
Why don't I help you?
K. How
Function :
• Asking about manner
Example : How does this work?
• Asking about condition or quality
Example : How was your exam?
L. How + adj/adv
• Function :
Asking about extent or degree
1. How far
• Function :
Asking for distance
• Example :
How far is Pattaya from Bangkok?
2. How long
• Function :
Asking for length (time or space)
• Example :
How long will it take?
3. How many
• Function :
Asking for quantity (countable)
Example :
How many cars are there?
4. How much
• Function :
Asking for quantity (uncountable)
• Example :
• How much money do you have?
5. How old
• Function :
Asking for age
• Example :
How old are you?
6. how come (informal)
• Function :
Asking for reason, asking why
• Example :
How come I can't see her?
B. How to form yes-no questions
In English, a special word order (Question
Word + Auxiliary Verb/Verb + Subject + Main
Verb) is used to form WH Question, some
people called it QUASM formula.

Look how QUASM works for forming questions


in the following verb tenses:
Look how QUASM works for forming questions in the following verb tenses:

TENSES QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB


(QU) (A) (S) (M)

Simple Present Questions: Where Do You work?

How Did They Learn English so fast?


Simple Past Questions

What Are You Doing at the moment?


Present Continuous Questions

How was He feeling after the surgery?


Past Continuous Questions

What have They been doing all day?


Present Perfect Questions

Future Questions Who Will You invite to the party?

What Would you do if you had a million


Modal Questions
dollars?
Exercise
A) Complete the following with one of the question words below
then write an answer.
1. How -- I go to work by car.
2. How many -- I have two children.
3. When -- I eat dinner at 8pm.
4. Who -- I live with my sister and my dog.
5. Where -- I like to go to the beach.
6. How much -- I like to have two teaspoons.
7. Which -- Spring is my favorite season.
8. What -- My favorite day is Saturday.
9. Why -- Because my family and friends live here.
The Answer

1. How do you get to work?


2. How many children do you get?
3. When do you eat dinner?
4. Who do you live with?
5. Where do you like to go on holiday?
6. How much sugar do you like in your tea?
7. 7. which is your favourite season-spring or summer?
8. What is your favourite day of the week ?
9. Why do you live in Santiago ?
B) Write a question for each of the answers,
using a question word
1.I live in Santiago.
2. I live with my parents.
3. I live in an apartment.
4. There is only one bedroom.
5. Because it is cheap.
6. I moved there last November.
7. It is 30 minutes away from my school.
The Answer

1. Where do you llive?


2. Who do you live with?
3. What do you live in?
4. How many bedrooms are there?
5. Why do you live there?
6. When did you move there?
7. How far is it from work/school?

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