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Structures of questions |
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If there is an auxiliary (helping) verb (be, have, can, will, etc.) we put it before the subject (he, she, I, etc.) |
Is anybody in the office? |
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If there is no auxiliary (helping) verb, we put do, does or did before the subject. |
Do you know my older brother? |
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We put wh- words (when, where, why, who, how, etc.) at the beginning of the question. |
How long have you been waiting for me? |
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We don't use do, does or did when we use what, which, who or whose as the subject. |
What happened to you? |
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Questions - common mistakes |
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Common mistakes |
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Why? |
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What did you mean by saying that? |
If there is no auxiliary (helping) verb, we put do, does or did before the subject. |
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Do you like this film? |
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Where are you going this afternoon? |
We put an auxiliary verb before the subject. |
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Did you read the letter? |
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Who gave you the information? |
We don't use do, does or did when we use what, which, who or whose as the subject. |
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Does he know your sister? |
When there is an auxiliary verb, the main verb is in the infinitive form. |
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Where will she study? |
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Can you tell me where I can buy a good camera? |
Word order in indirect question is the same as in a normal sentence: SUBJECT + VERB + ... |