Overview of the basic structure of questions in English

1. Questions

2. Questions

3. name…
where from…
studying…
how long…

4. Can you make
questions for
these?
name…
where from…
studying…
how long…

5. yes/no questions

6. Is she happy?

7. Do you live in Rome?

8. Can they speak Spanish?

9. Have you finished?

10. Might they have been listening?

11. wh-questions

12. wh-words
journalists’ questions

13. wh-words
journalists’ questions
who
what
when
where
why
how

14. wh-words
journalists’ questions and also…
who
what
when
where
why
how

15. wh-words
journalists’ questions and also…
who whom; whose
what which
when
where
why
how how much; how many
how +adj./adv.

16. wh-words
interrogative pronouns:
who whom; whose
what which
when
where
why
how how much; how many
how +adj./adv.

17. wh-words
interrogative adverbs:
who whom; whose
what which
when
where
why
how how much; how many
how +adj./adv.

18. How is your brother?

19. Where have you been?

20. What did you do?

21. When are they coming?

22. wh-questions
are also called
information questions

23. yes/no questions
vs.
information questions

24. Does she live in Rome?
vs.
Where does she live ?

25. Does she live in Rome?
vs.
Where does she live ?

26. pronunciation

27. Does she live in Rome?

28. Does she live in Rome?

29. Does she live in Rome?

30. Where does she live ?

31. Where does she live ?

32. Where does she live ?

33. Does she live in Rome?
Where does she live ?

34. Does she live in Rome?
Where does she live ?

35. Does she live in Rome?
Where does she live ?

36. inversion

37. He is Italian.

38. subject verb
He is Italian.

39. subject verb
He is Italian.
Is he Italian?

40. He is working.

41. He is working.
Is he working?

42. Is he Italian?
Is he working?

43. primary
verb
Is he Italian?
Is he working?
auxiliary
verb

44. primary
verb
Is he Italian?
Is he working?
auxiliary main
verb verb

45. primary
wh- /auxiliar
word y subject main verb all the rest
Is he Italian?
Is he working ?
Are they studying today?
What are they studying today?

46. She lives in Rome.

47. main
subject verb
She lives in Rome.

48. main
subject verb
She lives in Rome.
Does she live in Rome?
aux.
verb

49. conjugated
She lives in Rome.
Does she live in Rome?
conjugated base form

50. wh-
word auxiliary subject main verb all the rest
Does she live in Rome?
Do you have a pen?
Did they come yesterday?
Where did they go yesterday?

51. You can speak Spanish.

52. modal
verb
subject
You can speak Spanish.
Can you speak Spanish?

53. main
verb
You can speak Spanish.
Can you speak Spanish?
base form

54. wh-
word modal subject main verb all the rest
Can you speak Spanish?
Would you like a coffee?
Could you help me?
When may I go ?

55. summary

56. primary/
wh- auxiliary
word /modal subject main verb all the rest
here
Were you
yesterday?
Was he paid last week?
Have you been to Paris?
What should they do ?

57. primary/
wh- auxiliary
word /modal subject main verb all the rest
here
Were you
yesterday?
Was he paid last week?
Have you been to Paris?
What should they do ?

58. almost all English questions*
form this sandwich:

59. almost all English questions*
form this sandwich:
grammar verb
subject
main verb

60. almost all English questions*
form this sandwich:
grammar verb
subject
main verb
* but what is the obvious exception

62. main verb
u
b
e
s
j
grammar verb

63. homework

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