Hello friends! Today we are going to study “Framing Questions including Wh Questions” which is an important chapter of English Grammar. Many times you need to convert a simple sentence into a questioning sentence. Often statement are given to frame questions in competitive examinations.
So today we are going to talk about Framing Questions including Wh Questions. In this, we will know how we can make Wh Questions ? So let’s understand : How to frame Wh questions in English Grammar.
Types of questions in English Grammar
Friends! Let me tell you that two types of questions are framed in English Grammar :
Yes/No questions
Wh questions
1. Yes/No questions :
Whenever we use a questioning sentence in which only yes or no answers are required, then the sentences of this type are Yes / No questions.
Such interrogative sentences are always started with helping verb or be, do, have etc. verbs. That is, helping verb or be verb comes before the subject and the remaining structure comes after the subject. like :
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Statement
Yes / No Question
1.
You play cricket.
Do you play cricket ?
2.
Everything is ok.
Is Everything ok ?
3.
You may come in.
May I come in ?
4.
Your are singing a song.
Are you singing a song?
2. Wh questions :
Friends! Wh questions that do not answer in yes or no and are expected to have a specific answer or information. These are also called information questions.
This type of questions always starts with Wh words. The rest of the structure is exactly the same as for ordinary interrogative sentences. That is, be, do, have or other helping verb is used immediately after Wh words. Let’s understand its structure :
Wh Questions Structure :
Wh Word +
Helping Verb +
Subject +
Main Verb ?
Friends! You have seen the structure but now what are these wh words? Let me tell you that Wh words are question words that start with “W” or “H”. The list of these words is given below, which you should understand :
Start with W
Start with H
Who
How
Whom
How many
Whose
How much
Which
How far
What
How long
When
How big
Where
How tall
Why
How often
For Example :
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Start with W
Start with H
1.
Who wrote this letter?
How are you ?
2.
By whom was this book purchased ?
How many students are there in the class?
3.
Whose pen is this ?
How much gold is in this box?
4.
Which colour do you like ?
How far is this school from home ?
5.
What is your name ?
How long does it take you to get vegetables?
6.
When do you eat food ?
How big is this TV ?
7.
Where are you live ?
How tall is this boy?
8.
Why are you crying ?
How often do you study in a day?
So good guys! Now you must have known what are framing questions? Now let’s learn to frame Wh questions :
Framing wh questions in English Grammar | Easy Learn
Friends! Let me tell you that these Wh words point towards some special information. On the basis of this point that question is answered. So let’s understand :
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Wh Words
Pointing Information
1.
Who
Subject
2.
What
Object
3.
When
Time
4.
Where
Place
5.
Why
Reason
6.
How
Manner
Wh questions starting with who :
Who is used to ask about a person. Who is always used in place of Subject. like :
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Framing question with Who
1.
Who has taken my book ?
2.
Who is the captain of Indian team ?
If you are asked to make questions of an affirmative or negative sentence using Who, then you know well that who always comes in the place of the subject. So you have to put who in the place of the subject of that sentence and write the same as the rest. like :
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Statement
Framing question with Who
1.
Ram has taken my book.
Who has taken my book ?
2.
Virat Kohali is the captain of Indian team.
Who is the captain of Indian team ?
Wh questions starting with whom :
When a question is to be answered with Whom, To whom, or By whom etc., it is used. like :
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Framing question with Whom
1.
Whom were you talking last night ?
2.
To whom will you send this book ?
3.
By whom was the TajMahal buit ?
If you want to make questions from whom, then you remove the noun or pronoun that comes after the verb in the given sentence. And after whom or to whom or by whom (in the sense of the sentence), write the remaining sentence by putting a helping verb. like :
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Statement
Framing question with Whom
1.
I was talking to Priya last night.
Whom were you talking last night ?
2.
You will send this book to Anjali.
To whom will you send this book ?
3.
The TajMahal was built by Shah Jahan.
By whom was the TajMahal buit ?
Wh questions starting with whose :
Such questions in which the answer of whose are asked, Whose words always reveal Possession. Hence the related word is always associated with whose. like :
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Framing question with Whose
1.
Whose pen is this ?
2.
Whose bike have you brought today ?
Whose is used in place of possessive noun or pronoun and After this, object and the rest of the sentence is written the same way. like :
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Statement
Framing question with Whose
1.
This is Krishna’s pen.
Whose pen is this ?
2.
I have brought Ram’s bike today.
Whose bike have you brought today ?
Wh questions starting with which :
Which is used when a question is asked about a direction or town, city or country or an inanimate object. like :
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Framing question with Which
1.
Which direction the ball has bounced ?
2.
Which city is the most favourite in Rajasthan ?
Which is also used before one of or of in a question. like :
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Framing question with Which
1.
Which one of you will tell Radha this news ?
Which is used to frame a question with the Object + Helping verb and the remaining part is written after it in a sentence. Also the noun or pronoun is changed according to the requirement. like :
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Statement
Framing question with Which
1.
I havean Audi Car.
Which car do you have ?
2.
I have read the book Ramayana.
Which book have you read ?
Wh questions starting with what :
Questions in which what is used if the answer to “what” is asked. like :
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Framing question with What
1.
What are you doing ?
2.
What is your name ?
Let me tell you what always points towards object. So a question is made of what + helping verb by removing the object in a sentence. Also the noun or pronoun is changed as required. like :
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Statement
Framing question with What
1.
I am doing my home work.
What are you doing ?
2.
My name is Vinod.
What is your name ?
Wh questions starting with when :
For questions in which time is mentioned, when is used. like :
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Framing question with When
1.
When will you go to Jaipur ?
2.
When does she play football ?
In a sentence, we start questioning by removing the words related to time. Then after this, we write the rest of the sentence by putting a helping verb and change the noun or pronoun as needed. like :
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Statement
Framing question with When
1.
I will go to Jaipur today at 9 o’clock.
When will you go to Jaipur ?
2.
She plays football in the morning.
When does she play football ?
Wh questions starting with where :
In questions where it is asked about a place, where is used. like :
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Framing question with Where
1.
Where do you live ?
2.
Where are you going ?
The question is started by removing the place indicator words in the given sentence. After this, the helping verb and the remaining sentence are written and also the noun or pronoun is changed as per the requirement. like :
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Statement
Framing question with Where
1.
I live in Jaipur.
Where do you live ?
2.
I am going to Mumbai.
Where are you going ?
Wh questions starting with why :
Why is asked in response to any reason. like :
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Framing question with Why
1.
Why are you crying ?
2.
Why did he sing a song ?
If the words “to + First Form ot the verb” or “because”, “so”or“therefore”, “if”, etc. are used in a sentence, Remove these words. And after “why + helping verb” write the rest of the sentence. Also make necessary changes in the sentence. like :
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Statement
Framing question with Why
1.
She is crying because she has lost her toy.
Why are you crying ?
2.
He sang a song to impress his girlfriend.
Why did he sing a song ?
Wh questions starting with How :
Friends! How is used in a sentence to ask about “condition”, “manner or method of an action”. like :
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Framing question with How
1.
How are you ?
2.
How did you pass this exam ?
To make a question from how to in a sentence, write the remaining sentences after how + helping verb. And the “manner” or “method indicative words” used in the sentence are removed. like :
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Statement
Framing question with How
1.
I am fine.
How are you ?
2.
I have pass this exam with the help of some useful notes.
How did you pass this exam ?
Wh questions starting with How + Adjectives / Adverbs :
If you want to make questions related to many, much, far, long, tall, often, big etc. in a sentence, then you can frame to add a related adjective or adverb with how. like :
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Statement
Framing question with How + Adjectives / Adverbs
1.
There are fifty students in my classroom.
How many students are there in you classroom ?
2.
My bike costed Rs. 1 lacs.
How much your bike costed ?
3.
My college is 5 k.m. from my home.
How far is your college from your home ?
4.
I play football onweekends.
How often do you play football ?
5.
I am 5 feet 7 inches tall.
How tall are you ?
6.
This tree is as big as a pillar.
How big is this tree ?
7.
It takes 17 hours to reach Mumbai.
How long does it take to reach Mumbai ?
Thus today we have learned about Framing Questions including Wh Questions. Hopefully, you will not have any problems with the framing Wh questions now.
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