A question may be either a linguistic

expression used to make a request for information , or else the request itself made by such an expression. This information may be provided with an answer.

May you pay attention ? Do you want money? what is it for? What makes the presentation different?

 You like ice-cream ?

[positive sentence intonated as a question]

Do you like ice cream ?

[yes/no question]

 A speaker who ask a yes/no question expect

a response or at least a yes or not. The speaker may use the syntactic structure of a declarative sentence with intonation and facial expression, thus creating a interrogative yes-no utterance. The girls are arriving today? Mary is sick?

 In questions, the word order subject-verbs-object is the

same as in affirmative sentences. The only thing thats different is that you usually have to put the auxiliary verb (or the main verb be) before the subject. Interrogatives are put at the beginning of the sentences:

Interrog auxiliar Subject ative y verb

other verb(s)

indirect object

direct object

place

Time

What

Would

You

like to tell

Me

Did

You

Have

a party

in your flat

yesterday ?

When

Were

You

here?

 WH question also called constituted question, are

used typically when the speaker assumes that they and the hearer share the knowledge of a proposition concerning an even/state. That proposition is thus part of the presupposed background the pragmatic context within which the WH- question is translated.

Question about: Place Time Manner Direct object Indirect object Choice Reason Frequency Number Possession Duration Age

Example Where does she play ? When did they play ? How is he playing ? What was he playing ? With whom have you played ? Which game have you been playing ? Why had they played ? How often had she been playing ? How much will I play ? Whose role can he play ? How long would it take ? How old would he have been ?

 How many (countables) How much (uncountables) How tall (height) How old (age) How big (size)

How fast (speed)

How often (frequency) How many times (number) How long (duration) How far (distance)

 The Subject Wh Question Rule: To form a subject

Wh-question in English, replace the subject with a question word, using who (for people) or what (for non-people) ? The word order is that of a positive sentence.
Watch out: There is no auxiliary verb in Wh Subject questions in the Present Simple and Past Simple tenses. The question word simply replaces the subject.

 Who he sent a card to?

Who did he send a card to?

 How much it cost?

How much will it cost?/ How much does it cost?

 'LIKE' can be used as a VERB for preference and as a

PREPOSITION for description.

What does she like doing at the weekend? (VERB) =

What does she enjoy doing?

What is she like? (PREPOSITION) = Describe her

character (and maybe her appearance).

 NOTE! 'How is she?' REFERS ONLY TO HEALTH &

WELL-BEING.

Eg. How is your mother? = Is your mother in good

health.

 Statement questions can be used to express

surprise or disbelief.
You're not married? They won the game? He does?

 For added effect, you can add a wh- word.

You did what? She went where?

 Aren't you going to the dance?

Haven't you been there before?

Isn't that Doctor Zimbango?

 Is it the blue one, or the red one? Would you like some tea or coffee?

 repeat all or part of what have been said.

A- Sara will be leaving for china in may b she will be leaving for where? a- Are you cold B- am I cold?

 Are not intended to be answered, but instead, serve to

estate the opinion of the speaker.

A- Have you read the news about Willie Wonka? b- who wasnt?

 Do not began with a wh question word and are often

used by teachers to request that the students display their knowledge about something.
so this story is about?

 Question tags have the same form as reply questions

but are used either to ask for confirmation or a response.

Eg. You're Brazilian, aren't you?

Eg. You haven't finished yet, have you?

 NOTE!

After 'Let's....' the question tag is 'Shall we?'

Eg. Let's go out for a meal, shall we? After the imperative the question tag is 'Will you?'

Eg. Open the door for me, will you? Don't be late, will

you?