English learners can get confused when creating sentences because they can try to form the sentence using the structure from their native language.

In English, there is a standard order of words to follow and that is what you will learn in today's lesson.

 

✅ Question Words:

✅ Basic Question Structures:

- Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Main Verb

- Interrogative + Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Main Verb 

- Some Auxiliary Verbs: To do, To be, To have 

 

Exception: Questions in the simple present and simple past using ‘to be’ do not need an auxiliary verb. 

Ex: Are you cold? Is he John? Where is Boston? How are you? Is it white or black? 

 

✅ Question Types:

Yes/No Questions: Answer is Yes or No.

Question Word Questions: Answer is “Information”.

Choice Questions: The answer is in the question.

 

Examples:

Yes/No Questions:

Question Word Questions:

Choice Questions:

Let’s practice!

 

Make Questions:

Ex: I have a cat. (you) Do you have a cat?

 

1. I live in Maryland. (John)

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2. I go to school. (you)

 

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3. I can drive. (Mary)

 

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4. I like cake. (Mike)

 

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5. I have blue eyes. (they)

 

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6. I study English. (you)

 

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7. I have two brothers. (she)

 

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