Question Formation
DIRECT QUESTIONS
SUBJECT QUESTIONS:
WH-word + LEXICAL VERB + (OBJECTs, COMPLs, etc.)?
Who lives in that house?
YES / NO QUESTIONS:
AUX. VERB + SUBJECT + LEXICAL VERB + (OBJECTs, COMPLs, etc.)?
Do you like beetroot?
WH-QUESTIONS:
WH-word + AUX. VERB + SUBJECT + LEXICAL VERB + (OBJECTs, COMPLs, etc.)?
What are you doing?
WH-words:
Who - What / Which - Why - When - Where - How
ECHO QUESTIONS:
'He won $2000.'
'Did he?'
QUESTION TAGS:
You can swim, can't you?
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
Can you tell me what time the shop opens?
... SUBJECT + LEXICAL VERB ... : I wonder where they are.
NO AUXILIARY VERB: Do you know where he lives?
IF / WHETHER (NO WH-word): Do you know if / whether James is on holiday?
Question Tags
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