Question forms & subject/object questions
18
Read the grammar explanation and do the exercise.
To form yes/no questions where there is an auxiliary verb or a modal verb, we invert the word order of a positive sentence.
Question forms & subject/object questions
Review of question forms
Yes/No questions
Is he a teacher? Yes he is.
Can you swim? No, I can’t.
Have they got a car? Yes they have.
To form yes/no questions where there is an auxiliary verb or a modal verb, we invert the word order of a positive sentence. (He is a teacher > Is he a teacher?)
Do you eat fish? No I don’t.
Does she know you. Yes she does.
When there is no auxiliary verb we use ‘do’ to form the question.
With question words
The same rules apply when there is a question word (‘what’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘why’, ‘who’, ‘which’, ‘how’, ‘how much’, ‘how many’)
Where is the hotel?
What can you smell?
Who has just arrived?
Where there is an auxiliary or modal verb, that verb is used to form the question.
How did you get here?
When do your parents get back?
How much does it cost?
Where there is no auxiliary verb, we use do.
Subject/Object questions
Sometimes you might see questions like this.
Who broke the window?
What happened next?
Who told you that?
There is no auxiliary verb and the word order is not inverted.
These are called subject questions – because the question word is the subject of the sentence.
Look at these two questions.
Who does Romeo love? Romeo loves Juliet.
Who loves Romeo? Juliet loves Romeo.
In the first question, Romeo is the subject of the verb.
In the second question ‘who’ is the subject and Romeo is the object.
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Verb: Questions›Grammar: inversion
Verb: Questions›Grammar: question words
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Read the grammar explanation and do the exercise.
To form yes/no questions where there is an auxiliary verb or a modal verb, we invert the word order of a positive sentence.
Question forms & subject/object questions
Review of question forms
Yes/No questions
Is he a teacher? Yes he is.
Can you swim? No, I can’t.
Have they got a car? Yes they have.
To form yes/no questions where there is an auxiliary verb or a modal verb, we invert the word order of a positive sentence. (He is a teacher > Is he a teacher?)
Do you eat fish? No I don’t.
Does she know you. Yes she does.
When there is no auxiliary verb we use ‘do’ to form the question.
With question words
The same rules apply when there is a question word (‘what’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘why’, ‘who’, ‘which’, ‘how’, ‘how much’, ‘how many’)
Where is the hotel?
What can you smell?
Who has just arrived?
Where there is an auxiliary or modal verb, that verb is used to form the question.
How did you get here?
When do your parents get back?
How much does it cost?
Where there is no auxiliary verb, we use do.
Subject/Object questions
Sometimes you might see questions like this.
Who broke the window?
What happened next?
Who told you that?
There is no auxiliary verb and the word order is not inverted.
These are called subject questions – because the question word is the subject of the sentence.
Look at these two questions.
Who does Romeo love? Romeo loves Juliet.
Who loves Romeo? Juliet loves Romeo.
In the first question, Romeo is the subject of the verb.
In the second question ‘who’ is the subject and Romeo is the object.
Tags
Verb: Questions›Grammar: inversion
Verb: Questions›Grammar: question words
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Skip to main content Search form Search You are here Home » Grammar » Basic grammar Question forms & subject/object questions 18 Read the grammar explanation and do the exercise. To form yes/no questions where there is an auxiliary verb or a modal verb, we invert the word order of a positive sentence. Question forms & subject/object questions Review of question forms Yes/No questions Is he a teacher? Yes he is. Can you swim? No, I can’t. Have they got a car? Yes they have. To form yes/no questions where there is an auxiliary verb or a modal verb, we invert the word order of a positive sentence. (He is a teacher > Is he a teacher?) Do you eat fish? No I don’t. Does she know you. Yes she does. When there is no auxiliary verb we use ‘do’ to form the question. With question words The same rules apply when there is a question word (‘what’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘why’, ‘who’, ‘which’, ‘how’, ‘how much’, ‘how many’) Where is the hotel? What can you smell? Who has just arrived? Where there is an auxiliary or modal verb, that verb is used to form the question. How did you get here? When do your parents get back? How much does it cost? Where there is no auxiliary verb, we use do. Subject/Object questions Sometimes you might see questions like this. Who broke the window? What happened next? Who told you that? There is no auxiliary verb and the word order is not inverted. These are called subject questions – because the question word is the subject of the sentence. Look at these two questions. Who does Romeo love? Romeo loves Juliet. Who loves Romeo? Juliet loves Romeo. In the first question, Romeo is the subject of the verb. In the second question ‘who’ is the subject and Romeo is the object. Tags Verb: Questions›Grammar: inversionVerb: Questions›Grammar: question words Elementary: A2 LearnEnglish Grammar HELP & SUPPORT Getting started Find out your English level Why register? House Rules Frequently asked questions COURSES Find a face-to-face or online course near you. BACK TO TOP Twitter Facebook Email Terms of use Accessibility Privacy and cookies Contact us Site map © British Council The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). ICP#: 10044692 This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. By continuing to browse the site we understand this is acceptable to you. Learn about managing cookies. Yes, I agree No, I want to find out more Skip to main content Search form Search You are here Home » Grammar » Basic grammar Question forms & subject/object questions 18 Read the grammar explanation and do the exercise. To form yes/no questions where there is an auxiliary verb or a modal verb, we invert the word order of a positive sentence. Question forms & subject/object questions Review of question forms Yes/No questions Is he a teacher? Yes he is. Can you swim? No, I can’t. Have they got a car? Yes they have. To form yes/no questions where there is an auxiliary verb or a modal verb, we invert the word order of a positive sentence. (He is a teacher > Is he a teacher?) Do you eat fish? No I don’t. Does she know you. Yes she does. When there is no auxiliary verb we use ‘do’ to form the question. With question words The same rules apply when there is a question word (‘what’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘why’, ‘who’, ‘which’, ‘how’, ‘how much’, ‘how many’) Where is the hotel? What can you smell? Who has just arrived? Where there is an auxiliary or modal verb, that verb is used to form the question. How did you get here? When do your parents get back? How much does it cost? Where there is no auxiliary verb, we use do. Subject/Object questions Sometimes you might see questions like this. Who broke the window? What happened next? Who told you that? There is no auxiliary verb and the word order is not inverted. These are called subject questions – because the question word is the subject of the sentence. Look at these two questions. Who does Romeo love? Romeo loves Juliet. Who loves Romeo? Juliet loves Romeo. In the first question, Romeo is the subject of the verb. In the second question ‘who’ is the subject and Romeo is the object. Tags Verb: Questions›Grammar: inversionVerb: Questions›Grammar: question words Elementary: A2 LearnEnglish Grammar HELP & SUPPORT Getting started Find out your English level Why register? House Rules Frequently asked questions COURSES Find a face-to-face or online course near you. BACK TO TOP Twitter Facebook Email Terms of use Accessibility Privacy and cookies Contact us Site map © British Council The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). 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