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Table of Contents Quick and Handy Grammar Review: Questions Formation 2

Exercise 1:

Sentence stems. Complete the questions. 5

Exercise 2:

Sentence conclusions. Complete the questions. 6

Exercise 3:

Form the questions. 7

Exercise 4:


Exercise 5:

Error Correction. Correct the mistakes in the questions and answers. 9

Exercise 6:


Exercise 7:


Exercise 8:

Choose the correct question word for each question. 12

Exercise 9:

Match each question word with the correct answer. 13

Exercise 10:

Write short answers. 14

Answer Key 15

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Quick and Handy Grammar Review: Question Formation

One of the most difficult grammar tasks in English is forming questions. The typical subject - verb word order

is often inverted. Tenses sometimes change, and modals or auxiliary verbs (be, have, or do) are inserted in the

sentence.

The 20 key words for questions in English are:

Do Modals Have Be

Do Can Could Have Am

Does Will Would Has Is

Did Shall Should Had Are

May Might Was

Must Were

For each type of question, there is a specific word order.

Structures

X = Auxiliary Verb or Modal S = Subject V = Verb

I. Yes / No Questions:

Structure: Auxiliary - Subject - Verb (+ Object)

X S V

1. Does he speak Chinese?

X S V (object)

2. Do you know the professor?

X S V (object)

3. Can I help you?

X S V (object)

4. May I borrow your pen?

X S V (object)

5. Have you finished your homework?

X S V (object)




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II. Yes / No Questions with Be:

Structure: Verb - Subject

V S

1. Is she Korean?

V S (adjective)

2. Are you doing your homework?

V S V (object)

3. Am I in the right room?

V S (prepositional phrase)

4. Was he the president?

V S (object)

5. Were you tired?

V S (adjective)

III. WH Questions:

Who What When Where Why Whose How

Structure: Question word - Auxiliary - Subject - Verb (+ Object)

Q X S V

A. WH Questions with Do

1. When do we eat?

Q X S V

2. Where does he eat?

Q X S V

3. Why did they eat spicy food?

Q X S V (object)

Note: The word eat is in the base form and does not change in the question according to singular/plural

(do / does), or present/past (do / did).




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B. WH Questions with Modals

1. When can I come?

Q X S V

2. Why must you study?

Q X S V

3. Where will we meet tomorrow morning?

Q X S V

C. WH Questions with Have

1. Why has your brother gone home?

Q X S V (object)

2. Where has your sister worked for the last two years?

Q X S V

3. Who have you talked to recently?

Q X S V

Note: The V (verb) is in the past participle form and does not change in the question.

D. WH Questions with Be

1. Was he your husband?

V S (adjective)

2. Why are you so happy today?

Q V S (adjective)

3. Where is she now?

Q V S




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1. Who is ________________________________________________________________________?

2. What does he ___________________________________________________________________?

3. Why did Mark _________________________________________________________________ ?

4. Where are we __________________________________________________________________ ?

5. How many pieces of cake _________________________________________________________ ?

6. How much did you ______________________________________________________________ ?

7. When is Marco going to __________________________________________________________ ?

8. Where did _____________________________________________________________________ ?

9. How much do __________________________________________________________________ ?

10. How long ____________________________________________________________________ ?

Exercise 1:

Sentence stems. Complete the questions.



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1. _______________________________________________________________ last month?

2. _______________________________________________________________ next semester?

3. _______________________________________________________________ right now?

4. _______________________________________________________________ to the beach?

5. _______________________________________________________________ me some advice?

6. _______________________________________________________________ tomorrow evening?

7. _______________________________________________________________ before we go home?

8. _______________________________________________________________ on Sunday?

9. _______________________________________________________________ next winter?

10. _______________________________________________________________ after class ends?

Exercise 2:

Sentence conclusions. Use the following sentence conclusions to write present, past, or future questions.



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1. Four cups. _______________________________________________________________?

2. At 3:00. _______________________________________________________________?

3. Three years old. _______________________________________________________________?

4. $425 a week. _______________________________________________________________?

5. She is the professor. _______________________________________________________________?

6. He is a butcher. _______________________________________________________________?

7. $50 for the pair. _______________________________________________________________?

8. Next Tuesday. _______________________________________________________________?

9. From Korea. _______________________________________________________________?

10. Last week. _______________________________________________________________?

Exercise 3:

Form questions for the following answers.



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1. Four times. _______________________________________________________________?

2. At the mall. _______________________________________________________________?

3. Three hundred years old. ____________________________________________________________?

4. In 1984. _______________________________________________________________?

5. She is in the hospital. _______________________________________________________________?

6. To China. _______________________________________________________________?

7. Twice a week. _______________________________________________________________?

8. Tall and slender. _______________________________________________________________?

9. Black. _______________________________________________________________?

10. Chicken and rice. _______________________________________________________________?

Exercise 4:

Form questions for the following answers.



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1. What doing Robert tomorrow at 3:00? He going to the movies.

___________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why work Maria two jobs? She need the money.

___________________________________________________________________________________

3. What weather like yesterday? It is cold.

___________________________________________________________________________________

4. Do he know the professor name? It Professor Johnson.

___________________________________________________________________________________

5. He is work in a store? He make a good salary.

___________________________________________________________________________________

6. When did come Chang to class? In 3:00.

___________________________________________________________________________________

7. Can you to tell me what time is it? It 4:30.

___________________________________________________________________________________

8. Where were he yesterday? I no see him.

___________________________________________________________________________________

9. Do Victoria live in Salem? I no think so.

___________________________________________________________________________________

10. Why you no tell me about the test? I didn’t never know about it.

___________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 5:

Error Correction. Correct the mistakes in the questions and answers.



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1. James works in a cellphone store. _____________________________________________________?

2. Maya is 22. _____________________________________________________?

3. John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln. _________________________________________?

4. Harry was driving 91 miles an hour. _____________________________________________________?

5. Joan became the new head teller in Community Bank. _______________________________________?

6. Maria has to do her homework now. _____________________________________________________?

7. The Andersons will leave for Thailand next Sunday. _______________________________________?

8. Hye Seop graduated in 2006. _____________________________________________________?

9. Olga’s raise was $2000 a year. _____________________________________________________?

10. Lars Lindemann is the coach of New City. _______________________________________________?

Exercise 6:

Form questions to get the underlined information.



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1. John is a computer specialist. _____________________________________________________?

2. Maria has 20 cousins. _____________________________________________________?

3. Harry Carson is the owner of Amadeus Restaurant. __________________________________________

4. My sister has to stay in the hospital for three days. __________________________________________?

5. Johan left early because he has to wake up early tomorrow morning. ____________________________

6. Mario likes to cook. _____________________________________________________?

7. Andy ate four slices of pizza. _____________________________________________________?

8. Chantel weighs 120 pounds. _____________________________________________________?

9. Olivia was born in 1980. _____________________________________________________?

10. Wassim was born in Korea. _____________________________________________________?

Exercise 7:

Form questions to get the underlined information.



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1. [ ] don’t you like the pizza tonight?

a. Who b. Why c. How d. Where

2. [ ] does your brother work?


3. [ ] bag is that on the table?

a. Who b. Why c. How d. Whose

4. [ ] do you get from school to your house?


5. [ ] old is your little brother?


6. [ ] did you come late to class today?


7. [ ] lives next door to you?


8. [ ] did you come to the United States?


9. [ ] are you going to the party with?


10. [ ] is the nearest pharmacy?


Exercise 8:

Choose the correct question word for each question.



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1. why? a. nine years old b. 42 degrees

c. at 1:00 d. because I was late

2. who? a. my sister b. 420 pounds

c. at 1:00 d. because I was hungry

3. when? a. my aunt b. $420

c. at 3:00 d. because she was tired

4. how much? a. my uncle b. $120

c. at midnight d. at the mall

5. with whom? a. my aunt b. three days a week

c. at 9:00 d. never in my life

6. how often? a. with my aunt b. three days a week

c. at the airport d. in 1971

7. which? a. the green one b. too many

c. in June d. 500 miles

8. when? a. my sister b. with Han Min

c. in the summer d. in India

9. why? a. a police officer b. $1200 a month c. in Thailand d. because she found a new job

10. what? a. my friend b. three pounds

c. at 2:00 d. an old dog

Exercise 9:

Match each question word with the correct answer.



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1. Is Barbara nice? Yes, ________________________________________.

2. Was Harold on time? No, ________________________________________.

3. Is your bag black? No, ________________________________________.

4. Is Professor Herzog your teacher? Yes, ________________________________________.

5. Are you from Pakistan? Yes, ________________________________________.

6. Are you 24 years old? No, ________________________________________.

7. Are we in the right room? Yes, ________________________________________.

8. Is the dog inside? No, ________________________________________.

9. Were you driving 45 miles an hour? Yes, ________________________________________.

10. Were you married last year? No, ________________________________________.

Exercise 10:

Write short answers to the following questions. Example: Is Tommy late? Yes, he is.



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Exercise 5:

1. What is Robert doing tomorrow at 3:00? He is going to the movies.2. Why does Maria work two jobs? She needs the money.3. What was the weather like yesterday? It was cold.

4. Does he know the professor’s name? It is Prof. Johnson.5. Does he work in a store? He makes a good salary.6. When did Chang come to class? At 3:00.7. Can you tell me what time it is? It’s 4:30.8. Where was he yesterday? I did not see him.9. Does Victoria live in Salem? I don’t think so.10.Why didn’t you tell me about the test? I didn’t know about it.

Exercise 6:

1. James works in a cellphone store. Where does James work?2. Maya is 22. How old is Maya?3. John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?4. Harry was driving 91 miles an hour. How fast was Harry driving?

5. Joan became the new head teller in Community Bank. Who became the new head teller in Community Bank?6. Maria has to do her homework now. When does Maria have to do her homework?7. The Andersons will leave for Thailand next Sunday. When will the Andersons leave for Thailand?8. Hye Seop graduated in 2006. When did Hye Seop graduate?9. Olga’s raise was $2000 a year. How much was Olga’s raise?10. Lars Lindemann is the coach of New City. Who is the coach of New City?

Exercise 7:

1. John is a computer specialist. What does John do?2. Maria has 20 cousins. How many cousins does Maria have?3. Harry Carson is the owner of Amadeus Restaurant. Who is the owner of Amadeus Restaurant?4. My sister has to stay in the hospital for three days. How long does your sister have to stay in the hospital?5. Johan left early because he has to wake up early tomorrow morning. Why did Johan leave early?

6. Mario likes to cook. What does Mario like to do?7. Andy ate four slices of pizza. How many slices of pizza did Andy eat?8. Chantel weighs 120 pounds. How much does Chantel weigh?9. Olivia was born in 1980. When was Olivia born?10. Wassim was born in Korea. Who was born in Korea?

Exercise 8:

1. b 2. d 3. d 4. c 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. b 9. a 10. d

Exercise 9:1. d 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. a 6. b 7. a 8. c 9. d 10. d

Exercise 10:1. Is Barbara nice? Yes, she is.2. Was Harold on time? No, he wasn’t.3. Is your bag black? No, it isn’t.4. Is Professor Herzog your teacher? Yes, she is (or Yes, he is).5. Are you from Pakistan? Yes, I am.

6. Are you 24 years old? No, I’m not.7. Are we in the right room? Yes, we are.8. Is the dog inside? No, it isn’t (or No, she/he isn’t).9. Were you driving 45 miles an hour? Yes, I was.10. Were you married last year? No, I wasn’t.

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