6th class english grammar

2. Questions
How are
you doing?
Did you finish
your exam
preparations?
Why were you
late for the
session?
How was
your day?
What’s the
timetable for
tomorrow?
Where did
they live?

3. Std – 6th
Subject
English
Grammar

4. Questions
Questions are asked to –
Get information of some
kind
Get a specific answer to
a query
Sentences that seek
some kind of
information or an
answer of some kind
are called interrogative
sentences.

5. Kinds of questions
Questions can broadly be divided into 2 kinds.
Framing questions Question Tags

6. Framing questions
Questions can be framed in two ways:
A] ‘Wh’ Questions B] ‘Yes/No’ Questions
When a sentence conveys factual
information about time, place, manner, or
reason, we can frame questions for them
using various question words such as,
This are the most basic types of questions
and therein lies their importance. These
questions are so called simply because
they have ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers.

7. Framing of ‘Wh’ Questions:
1. The smallest state in India is Goa.
Which is the smallest state in India?
2. Ali went to a London for a holiday.
Why did Ali go to London?
3. She saw a thief leaving the neighboring house.
What did she see?
4. The train will arrive at 7:15 a.m.
When will the train arrive?
5. The man picked up his luggage from the conveyer belt and walk away.
Where did the man pick up his luggage from?

8. Framing of ‘Yes/No’ Questions
Yes/No questions generally use two forms:
1. Be 2. Do/Does
Be + Subject + Adjective /Noun
Are you
British?
Yes, I
am.
No, I am
not.
Is he
Short?
Yes,
he is.
No, he is
not.
Do/Does + Subject + Verb
Do you play
football?
Yes, I do. No, I
don’t.
Does she
live in
India?
Yes, she
does.
No, she
does not.
Do they
need help?
Yes, they
do.
No, they
do not.

9. Question tag
• There are 24 ‘special verbs’ or ‘Finites’.
These verbs are also known as ‘Helping
verbs’ or ‘Auxiliaries’.
• These auxiliaries are mainly used in
Question Tags and Short Responses.
• During a conversation, it is very common
to make statements and immediately ask
the listener to confirm what was said. Such
a short question added to a statement is
called a ‘Question tag’.

10. Question Tags
Is
were
have
will
has
Are
Am
do
was
does
did
would
can
must
need
could
had
Ought
to
Used
to
may
shall
dare
might
should

11. Examples
1.You are very intelligent, aren’t you?
2.The designs are beautiful, aren’t
they?
3.The answer lies in the question
itself, doesn’t it?
4.It is not a sin to speak, is it?
5.He could not see, could he?

12. One Note Worksheet
Tick the correct ‘Wh’ type.
When
is the Milad?
Why
Why
are you late?
Who
Where
old is the baby?
How
When
is your bag?
Where

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