Dear studentsDear students,

T d l t l b t Q ti fToday let us learn about Question forms.

Q i f f l d i S kQuestion forms are frequently used in Spoken

English.

What are questions tags?

Question tags are small questions tagged to

statements.

Why are they used?

They are used to get confirmation of what oneThey are used to get confirmation of what one

has statedhas stated.

Tags are formed with the help of auxiliaries or helping verbshelping verbs.

They are : yam, is, are, was, were,h h h dhave, has had, do, does, did can-could, shall-should,will-would, may-might, must.will would, may might, must.

If the sentence is in positi e add “not” to theIf the sentence is in positive add “not” to the

helping verb.

Example: You are Ravikumar, aren’t you?

If the sentence is in negative don’t add “not” to theIf the sentence is in negative don t add not to the

helping verbhelping verb.

E l H i t R ik i h ?Example: He is not Ravikumar , is he?

If there is no helping verb in a given sentence.

Identify the main verb.

If the main verb is in present form useIf the main verb is in present form use

“do/does” according to the subjectdo/does according to the subject.

Use “do” for- I, we, you, they and for all

plurals.

Use “does” for – he, she, it and for all

singulars.

If the “verb” is in the past form use did for all

singulars and plurals  singulars and plurals. 

Example:1. They play Cricket on Sundays, don’t they?

2. She plays cricket on Sundays, doesn’t she?

3 They played cricket on Sundays didn’t3. They played cricket on Sundays, didn tthey?

However you have to apply the same principle, that

is,

If the sentence is in positive, the tag will be in

tinegative.

If the sentence is in negative the tag will be inIf the sentence is in negative, the tag will be in

positive.positive.

Now study these examples to understand the

basics about the question tags.

Examples:

You are here to learn English, aren’t you?

You are here since 5th of this month, aren’t

you?

Narendra answered all the questions correctly,

didn’t he?

Observe the following points in the example

given above

“You are here to learn English, aren’t you?” g , y

In the example:In the example:

“Y h l E li h ’t ?“You are here to learn English, aren’t you?

First part is a statement and the second part is

a short question

In the  Example: 

You are here to learn English, aren’t you? 

We have used the same personal  pronoun in question tag

In the example:

“You are here to learn English, aren’t you?

We have used the same helping verb in the p g

question tag.question tag.

In the example:

Narendra answered all the questions correctlyNarendra answered all the questions correctly,

did ’t h ?didn’t he?

Narendra answered all the questions

correctly, didn’t he?

In the example there is no personal pronoun

i th t t t B t h din the statement. But we have used a

personal pronoun in the question tag thatpersonal pronoun in the question tag that

co-relates to the noun in the statement.

In the example:

Narendra answered all the questions correctlyNarendra answered all the questions correctly,

did ’t h ?didn’t he?

Narendra answered all the questions correctly, didn’t he?

I thi l th i h l i b iIn this example, there is no helping verb in

the statement But we have used a “do” formthe statement. But we have used a do form

of the verb in the question tag that co-relates q g

to the tense form of the verb in the statement.

Hope you have understand question tags. Now

try to match sentence in ‘A’ with adding their y g

suitable tags in ‘B’suitable tags in B .

A   B 1) He is a great artist         Can’t you? 2) That doesn’t matter  Could she? 3) We are Mortals  Does it? 4) she couldn’t   Isn’t he? 

tolerate injustice)5) You can do this work     Aren’t we?

Hope you have match the sentences in A and tags i B If h kin B, If not check your answers

1) I ’t h ?1) Isn’t he?

2) Does it?2) Does it?

3) Aren’t we?

4) Could she?

5) Can’t you?

Hope you have match the sentences and tags.

Now, can you add question tags to the

following sentences.g

01. The narrator became the owner of a two

acre plot.

- The narrator became the owner of a two

acre plot didn’t he?acre plot, didn t he?

02. A fierce cobra appeared on the scene.

- A fierce Cobra appeared on the scene didn’t- A fierce Cobra appeared on the scene, didn t

it?it?

03. The real culprits were the bats.

- The real culprits were the bats, weren’t they?

04. The gun was a symbol of cruelty.

- The gun was a symbol of cruelty, wasn’t it?g y y,

05.Mother has her own anxiety.

- Mother has her own anxiety hasn’t she?- Mother has her own anxiety, hasn t she?

06. Church is a sacred place.

-Church is a sacred place isn’t it?-Church is a sacred place, isn t it?

07 Ei i h d f i h i hild07. Einstein had great faith in young children.

- Einstien had great faith in young children,

hadn’t he?

08. Einstien did not like the absurd sketches.

- Einstien did not like the absurd sketches, did he?

09 H f t t di ti09. He was a man of strange contradictions.

- He was a man of strange contradictions,

wasn’t he?

10. Vikram sarabai joined the Indian Institute10. Vikram sarabai joined the Indian Institute

of science at Bangaloreof science at Bangalore.

Vik S bh i j i d th I di I tit t- Vikram Sarabhai joined the Indian Institute

f i lof Science at Bangalore, didn’t he?

11. Sarabhai worked under C.V. Raman.

- Sarabhai worked under C.V. Raman, didn’t

he?

12 S bh i hi d b hi t d t12. Sarabhai was worshipped by his students.

- Sarabhai was worshipped by his students,

wasn’t he?

13. The first Indian satellite was named13. The first Indian satellite was named

“Aryabhata.”Aryabhata.

The first Indian satellite was named- The first Indian satellite was named

“Aryabhata” wasn’t it?Aryabhata wasn t it?

14. Dr. Sarabhai was made the Chairman of

the Automic Energy Commission.

- Dr. Sarabhai was made the Chairman of the

Atomic Energy Commission wasn’t he?Atomic Energy Commission, wasn t he?

15. Aryabhata was launched in April 1975

- Aryabhata was launched in April 1975- Aryabhata was launched in April 1975,

asn’t it?wasn’t it?

16. Swamiji began his speech saying

“Brothers and Sisters of America”.

- Swamiji began his speech saying “Brothers- Swamiji began his speech saying Brothers

d Si t f A i ” didn’t he?and Sisters of America”, didn’t he?

17. He never missed an opportunity to learn.

- He never missed an opportunity to learn,

didn’t he?

18. They couldn’t identify her .

- They couldn’t identify her could they?- They couldn t identify her, could they?

19. Sachin Tendulkar is a wonderful player.

- Sachin Tendulkar is a wonderful player, p y ,

isn’t he?isn t he?

20. A cobra came gliding along the ground.

A Cobra came gliding along the ground- A Cobra came gliding along the ground,

did ’t it?didn’t it?

21. They are also the rightful inheritors of the

earth.earth.

Th l th i htf l i h it f th- They are also the rightful inheritors of the

earth, aren’t they?

22. His task was an unpleasant one.

- His task was an unpleasant one, wasn’t it? p ,

S f h l i N lSo far you have learnt question tags. Now let

us have a look at the “Do” form of questions. 

We use do/does or did in order to frame aWe use do/does or did in order to frame a

question The use of “Do or does and did”question. The use of Do or does and did

d d th t f i tdepends on the tense of a given sentence.

Pl h h l i b b f h bjPlace the helping verbs before the subject.

Look at the structure of the sentence.

Do + I, we, you they + verb in present form +bj t?object?

D + h h it + b i t + bj t?Does + he, she, it + verb in present + object?

Did + I, We, you, they + verb in present + object?object?

Examples:

“ All the villagers recognize my house”

“ The ass belongs to soman” The ass belongs to soman

“ Hi h i h l d hi ?”“ His razor sharp wit helped him?”

In the example

“All the villagers recognize my house” g g y

Do all the villagers recognize my house?- Do all the villagers recognize my house?

In the example

“The Ass belongs to soman”The Ass belongs to soman

D h A b l ?- Does the Ass belong to soman?

In the example

“His razor sharp wit helped him?”

- Did his razor sharp wit help him?Did his razor sharp wit help him?

Hope you have understand “ Do” form of

questions. Now try to arrange the words q y g

below to make questions  below to make questions. 

E lExample:

She / collect / stickers.

- Does she collect stickers?

01. He / puts / on his cap

02. He / preferred / the purchase of a

bicycle

03. The rocket / shoots down / like an

arrow

Hope you have arranged the words to make

questions. If you have not arranged the q y g

words to make questions check your answerswords to make questions check your answers.

01. He / puts / on his capp p- Does he put on his cap?

02 He / preferred / to p rchase of a bic cle02. He / preferred / to purchase of a bicycle- Did he prefer to purchase of a bicycle?

03. The rocket / shoots down / like an arrow- Does the rocket shoot down like an arrow?Does the rocket shoot down like an arrow?

Now can you frame questions using “do”

form of the verb.

01 He never missed an opportunity to learn from01. He never missed an opportunity to learn from

others.

- Did he miss an opportunity to learn from others?

02 Th fi d hi b k d02. They confiscated his bank documents.

- Did they confiscate his bank documents?

03 Da e handed the cap to ste e03. Dave handed the cap to steve.

- Did Dave hand the cap to steve?

04. Truck Saheb stand witness to anybody. y y

Does Tr ck saheb stand itness to an bod ?- Does Truck saheb stand witness to anybody?

05. He likes the sound of her voice.

- Does he like the sound of her voice?

So far you have learnt Question tags and DoSo far you have learnt Question tags and Do

form of questions Now let us move on toform of questions. Now let us move on to

“WH” Q i“WH” Questions.

We use question words to ask certain types of q yp

questions { Question word questions} We

often refer to them as WH words because they

include the letters “ WH” .

Ex: WHy, HoW.

How to frame the WH questions?

Identify the helping verb in a given sentence y p g g

and place it before the subject.and place it before the subject.

If there is no helping verb identify the mainIf there is no helping verb identify the main

bverb.

Use do/does in present according to the

subject.

Use “Did” in the past and put the verb inUse Did in the past and put the verb in

t fpresent form.

Study this table given below.

WH Word It’s function.

Who Are used to ask a question about a

Whom Person

Whose related to the things of a personWhose related to the things of a person

which for choicewhich for choice

What is used for all

personal /general

When For time/day/date/event

/incident enquiries.

Where For place/position /direction

How For manner

How much For uncountable

nouns

How many For countable nouns

How long For durationHow long For duration

H f F di tHow far For distance

Example:.

01. The Cobbler repaired your shoes.

- Who repaired your shoes?

02 Dr Vishesh sent many of them abroad02. Dr. Vishesh sent many of them abroad.

- Whom did Dr. Vishesh send abroad?Whom did Dr. Vishesh send abroad?

03. Dr.Vishesh preferred green and not white.

- Which colour Dr.Vishesh prefer?

04. David’s ambition was to become a doctor.

- Whose ambition was to become a doctor?

05 Akk t l tt t A l05. Akkayya wrote a letter to Ammulu.

- What did Akkayya write to Ammulu?yy

06. The Panchayath met in the yard.

- Where did the panchayath meet?

07. They let loose their anger by plundering his house.

- How did they let loose their anger?How did they let loose their anger?

08. Three thousand coconuts are destroyed every year.

- How many coconuts are destroyed every year?

09. She has been in Bangalore for three days.09. She has been in Bangalore for three days.

- How long has she been in Bangalore ?

10. Science is of value because it can save mankind.

- Why is science of value?

Now you have understand how WH questions has been

framed. Can you frame the question so as to get the

underlined word as answer.

01. She has borrowed Kavana’s pen.

- Whose pen has she borrowed?

02. Michel obi was appointed the head master of a02. Michel obi was appointed the head master of a

schoolschool.

Who was appointed the head master of a school?Who was appointed the head master of a school?

03. Atzel felt bored in paradise.

How did Atzel feel in paradise?

04. Atzel stayed in paradise for a day.

How long did Atzel stay in paradise?

05. In phalguna, Soman purchased an ass. p g , p

When did soman p rchased an ass?- When did soman purchased an ass?

06. The first arrivals were birds and butterflies.

- Who were the first arrivals?

07. Netaji is my next witness?

- Who is my next witness?

08. The village priest walked with a slight

stoop. p

How did the village priest walk?- How did the village priest walk?

09. He took out slowly 2 ten dollar bills out of

his valet.his valet.

Wh t did h t k t f hi l t?- What did he take out of his valet?

10. Truck saheb is my next witness.

- Who is your next witness?- Who is your next witness?

11. Our ancestral path has recently been

closed.

- What has recently been closed?

12. The purpose of our school is to eradicate

such beliefs.

Wh t i th f h l?- What is the purpose of your school?

13. Vikram Sarabhai was born on 12th August, g ,1919

- When was Vikram Sarabhai born?

14 Vikram’s earliest education was in ‘Retreat ’14. Vikram s earliest education was in Retreat

- Whose education was in Retreat?

15. Dr Sarabhai constituted the Indian committee on space Research.

Who constituted the Indian committee on space- Who constituted the Indian committee on space Research?

16. Dr Sarabhai constituted the Indian committee on space Researchspace Research.

- What did Dr Sarabhai constitute on space Research?

17. Sarabhai died in sleep on 30th December 1971.p

- Who died in sleep on 30th December 1971?

18. Narendra passed the entrance Examination in the first division.first division.

- Who passed the entrance Examination in the first division?

19. Sri Ramakrishna suffered from cancer.

- Who suffered from cancer?Who suffered from cancer?

20. Swamiji established the Ramakrishna mission.

- Who established the Ramakrishna mission?

21 Swamiji established the Ramakrishna mission21. Swamiji established the Ramakrishna mission.

- What did swamiji establish?

22.We have learnt how to frame ‘Wh’22.We have  learnt  how to frame Whquestions.‐Who have  learnt  how to frame ‘Wh’

i ?questions? 

23. We have  learnt  how to frame ‘Wh’ questions.

‐What have we learnt?

N h f d f i LNow you have framed a few questions. Let us have a look at the brief passage. Read it carefully.

Later I will ask you to frame few questions. See if you can frame the questionsif you can frame the questions.

“Educate, organize, agitate.” Do you know who gave the call? It was Dr B R Ambedkar one of the greatestcall? It was Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, one of the greatest makers of modern India. It was his centenary we celebrated in 1991 92 Bhim was born at Mhow on 14celebrated in 1991-92. Bhim was born at Mhow on 14 April 1891. His father Ramji Sakpal, was Headmaster of military school His mother Bhim Bai was pious andmilitary school. His mother, Bhim Bai, was pious and gentle. Bhim naturally grew into a boy of intense devotion and good conduct Bhim was intelligent anddevotion and good conduct. Bhim was intelligent and brave right from his childhood. He showed courage and fearlessness in all he did No one could force him to dofearlessness in all he did. No one could force him to do things he did not like.

One day it was raining heavily. There was thunder and li ht i Hi l t id “ Bhi t h llightning. His classmates said “ Bhim, can you go to school now without an umbrella?” Bhim started off the next

i t d lk d t h l hi i t lik ldiminute and walked to school marching in step like a soldier he reached school with water dropping all over. His class t h M P d l k it hi H k d hi tteacher Mr. Pandse look pity on him. He asked his son to take him home and help Bhim to change into dry clothes. A b dk l d Bhi h th t h hi t fAmbedkar, loved Bhim so much that he gave him part of the food he had got. It was after this teacher that Bhim

ll d hi lf A b dkcalled himself Ambedkar.

You have read the small passage, haven`t you? Now t t f ti f b l d li d dtry to frame questions for below underlined words.• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar gave the call Educate,

i iorganize, agitate.

•Centenary celebrated in the year 1991-92.

• B- stands for Bhimrao, R- stands for Ramji Sakpal

• Bhim was born at Mhow.

•Bhim was born on 14th april 1891Bhim was born on 14 april 1891.

•Bhim` s father was Ramji Sakpal.j p

•His father was the the Headmaster of a military school.

•Bhim`s mother was Bhim Bai.

•Bhim Bai was a Pious and gentle lady.

• Bhim was intelligent and brave from his hildh dchildhood.

• Bhim`s classmates asked Bhim whether it was ibl t t h l ith t b llpossible to go to school without an umbrella.

• Bhim walked to school marching in step like a ldisoldier.

• Mr. Pandse asked his son to help Bhim to change into d l thdry clothes.•Ambedkar gave Bhim a part of the food he had bought.Bhi ll d hi lf A b dk•Bhim called himself Ambedkar.

Look at the answers and see if you have framed yquestions correctly •Dr B R Ambedkar gave the call Educate•Dr. B.R. Ambedkar gave the call Educate, organize, agitate.

Wh th ll “Ed t i it t ?”Who gave the call “Educate, organize, agitate?”•Centenary celebrated in the year 1991-92.

When did we celebrate the centenary?

•B- stands for Bhimrao, R- stands for Ramji Sakpal.What does B R stands for?What does B.R. stands for?

•Bhim was born at Mhow.Wh Bhi b ?Where was Bhim born?

•Bhim was born on 14th april 1891.hi b ?When was Bhim born?

•Bhim`s father was Ramji Sakpal.What was the name of father of Bhim?

•His father was the Headmaster of a military school.What was his father?

•Bhim`s mother was Bhim Bai.What was the name of mother of Bhim?

•Bhim Bai was a Pious and gentle lady.ki d l d hi iWhat kind of lady was Bhim Bai?

• Bhim was intelligent and brave from his childhood.h li i f hi i hi hildh dWhat were the qualities of Bhim in his childhood?

•Bhim`s classmates asked Bhim whether it was possible•Bhim s classmates asked Bhim whether it was possible

to go to school without an umbrella.g

What did Bhim`s classmates ask him?

• Bhim walked to school marching in step like a soldier.

How did Bhim walk alone towards school?How did Bhim walk alone towards school?

•Mr. Pandse asked his son to help Bhim to change into

dry clothes.

What did Mr Pandse ask his son?What did Mr. Pandse ask his son?

•Ambedkar gave Bhim part of the food he had bought.

What did Ambedkar give him?

•Bhim called himself Ambedkar.

Who called himself Ambedkar?Who called himself Ambedkar?

22.We have learnt how to frame ‘Wh’22.We have  learnt  how to frame Whquestions.‐Who have  learnt  how to frame ‘Wh’

i ?questions? 

23. We have  learnt  how to frame ‘Wh’ questions.

‐What have we learnt?

Thank YouThank You