English Interrogative Sentences: Common Interrogative Patterns (English Daily Use) - Softcover

Joshi, Mr. Manik

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492741833 ISBN 13: 9781492741831

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

This Book Covers The Following Topics:

What are "Interrogative Sentences"?
Structure (1) -- Wh-Question Word + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(1A). What + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(1B). When + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(1C). Where + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(1D). Which + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(1E). Who + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(1F). Whom + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(1G). Whose + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(1H). Why + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(1I). How + Be/Do/Have/Modal
Structure (2) -- Wh-Question Word + Word/Words + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(2A). What + Word/Words + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(2B). When + Word/Words + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(2C). Where + Word/Words + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(2D). Which + Word/Words + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(2E). Who + Word/Words + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(2F). Whom + Word/Words + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(2G). Whose + Word/Words + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(2H). Why + Word/Words + Be/Do/Have/Modal
(2I). How + Word/Words + Be/Do/Have/Modal
Structure (3) -- Wh-Question Word + Main Verb (Present or Past)
Structure (4) - Interrogatives Sentences - Be/Do/Have/Modal
(4A). Interrogatives Starting From - Am, Is, Are, Was, Were
(4B). Interrogatives Starting From - Do, Does, Did
(4C). Interrogatives Starting From - Have, Has, Had
(4D). Interrogatives Starting From - Modal Verbs
Structure (5) -- Question Tags
Structure (6) -- What if
Structure (7) - How Long/How Much/How Many
Structure (8) -- Wh-Question Word + To + Verb Word
Structure (9) - "What About" and "How About"
Structure (10) - Alternative Questions
Structure (11) - Indirect Questions
Formation of Interrogatives from Affirmatives
Exercises

Sample This:

Interrogative sentences are used to ask questions. They may ask for information orfor confirmation or denial of a statement. An interrogative sentenceusually changes the word order so that the verb or part of the verbcomes before the subject. A question mark (?) is the proper endingpunctuation for an interrogative sentence.

Interrogative words are as follows:
What, When, Where, Which, Who, Whom, Whose, Why, How

Interrogative words and what they refer:
What - refers 'specific information' or confirmation/repetition
When - refers 'at what time' or 'on what occasion'
Where - refers 'in what place, position or situation'
Which - refers 'choice or alternative'
Who - refers 'identity' of a subject (person/people)
Whom - refers 'identity' of a object (person/people)
Whose - refers 'who something belongs to'
Why - refers 'reason, explanation or purpose'
How - refers 'way or manner', 'condition or quality'
These words are called 'Wh-question words' because all these words containletter 'w' and 'h'. All these words (except 'how') even start from 'Wh'.

NOTE: The following words are also used to ask questions:
Whatever, Whenever, Wherever, Whoever
These forms show 'surprise, confusion, or emphasis.

Besides 'Wh-question words', Auxiliary Verbs 'Be', 'Do', 'Have', and 'Modal Verbs' are also used to form interrogative sentences. Following is the list of auxiliary and modal verbs:
Auxiliary Verb-- Be-- Am, Is, Are, Was, Were
Auxiliary Verb-- Do-- Do, Does, Did
Auxiliary Verb-- Have-- Have, Has, Had
Modal Verbs-- May, Might, Can, Could, Will, Would, Shall, Should, Must, Need, Used (To), Ought (To), Dare
You can begin sentences with these verbs to form Yes/No interrogative sentences.

(1A). What + Be/Do/Have/Modal

What is a good pet to give a five-year-old child?
What is a long way away?
What is a reasonable grocery budget?
What is age got to do with it?
What is Australia's national food?
What is behind nation's food shortages?
What is Brazil to you?
What is going on in India?
What is going to take place over the next 90 minutes?
What is in the haze we are breathing?
What is it about the first day of the year that gets us so excited?
What is it like to be sectioned?
What is it like to fly an Airbus A380?
What is it like to have won an unlimited supply of something?
What is most likely to please you?

About this title

From the Author

 "English Daily Use" Titles By Manik Joshi:

01. How to Start a Sentence
02. English Interrogative Sentences
03. English Imperative Sentences
04. Negative Forms in English
05. Learn English Exclamations
06. English Causative Sentences
07. English Conditional Sentences
08. Creating Long Sentences in English
09. How to Use Numbers in Conversation
10. Making Comparisons in English
11. Examples of English Correlatives
12. Interchange of Active and Passive Voice
13. Repetition of Words
14. Remarks in English Language
15. Using Tenses in English
16. English Grammar- Am, Is, Are, Was, Were
17. English Grammar- Do, Does, Did
18. English Grammar- Have, Has, Had
19. English Grammar- Be and Have
20. English Modal Auxiliary Verbs
21. Direct and Indirect Speech
22. Get- Popular English Verb
23. Ending Sentences with Prepositions
24. Popular Sentences in English
25. Common English Sentences
26. Daily Use English Sentences
27. Speak English Sentences Everyday
28. Popular English Idioms and Phrases
29. Common English Phrases
30. Daily English Important Notes
"English Word Power" Titles By Manik Joshi:

01. Dictionary of English Synonyms
02. Dictionary of English Antonyms
03. Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs
04. Dictionary of English Capitonyms
05. Dictionary of Prefixes and Suffixes
06. Dictionary of Combining Forms
07. Dictionary of Literary Words
08. Dictionary of Old-fashioned Words
09. Dictionary of Humorous Words
10. Compound Words in English
11. Dictionary of Informal Words
12. Dictionary of Category Words
13. Dictionary of One-word Substitution
14. Hpernyms and Hyponyms
15. Holonyms and Meronyms
16. Oronym Words in English
17. Dictionary of Root Words
18. Dictionary of English Idioms
19. Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs
20. Dictionary of Difficult Words

About the Author

Manik Joshi was born on Jan 26, 1979 at Ranikhet and is permanent resident of Haldwani, Kumaon zone of India. He is an internet marketer by profession. He is interested in domaining (business of buying and selling domain names), web designing (creating websites), and various online jobs (including 'self book publishing'). He is science graduate with ZBC (zoology, botany, and chemistry) subjects. He is also an MBA (with specialization in marketing). He has done three diploma courses in computer too. ManikJoshi.com is the personal website of the author.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1492741833
• ISBN 13: 9781492741831
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 100