Read the conversation between the son and the mom after he returns from hospital and look at the queries she makes.
Mom: Hi dear. How is Mr. Abed now?
Son Oh, he is much better.
Mom: What happened to him?
Son: He was feeling restless. He had suffocation as well.
Son: When did the doctor see him?
Son: Immediately after he was taken to the hospital. A couple of hours ago.
Mom Is he still at the hospital?
Son Yes, he is and will be there for next 24 hours.
Mom: Does he have any pain in the chest?
Mom: Yes, a little.
The bold sentences are asking for some information. These are called interrogative sentences. A note of interrogation (?) is used at the end of an interrogative sentence. These sentences have the following attributes:
a) The be verb (in case of state verbs) or auxiliary verb (in case of action verbs) comes before the subject.
e.g. Is he still at the hospital? (Be verb before the subject)
Does he have any pain in the chest? (Auxiliary verb before the subject)
b) The sentence starts with either the auxiliary verb or 'wh' words (who, which what, when, whom, how, whose, why)
e.g. When did the doctor see him?
Note: when a question begins with a be verb or an auxiliary verb, that is a yes/no question. When a question begins with a wh-word, that is an information question or wh-question.
Activity 1
Read the following interview. Make questions for each statement.
1. ____________________?
2. I'm Monica. Monica Gonzalej.
3. __________________
4. I'm from Meherpur.
5.__________________ ?
6. Oh, I'm from Amjhupi.
7. _________________ ?
8. Only a week ago.
9. _________________ ?
10. My family has moved to this city due to my father's transfer.
11. __________________?
12. Yap, many times. I have some relatives here.
13. __________________ ?
14. No, you are my first friend.
Activity 2
Suppose you are going to interview one of your friends regarding his family members. Make five wh-questions and another 5 yes/no question for him/her.
1. ____________________________________
2.____________________________________
3.____________________________________
4.___________________________________
5.___________________________________
6.___________________________________
7.___________________________________
8.___________________________________
9.__________________________________
10.__________________________________
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