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>ASKING A QUESTION

A) THE RULE
interrogative pronoun/adverb + auxiliary + subject + verb + ...

interrogative pronoun/adverb	auxiliary	subject	verb	+
Why	did	you	go	to Spain?

Exception: when WHO is the subject of the sentence:

interrogative pronoun/adverb	auxiliary	subject	verb	+
Who			went	to Spain?

 

B) THE MAIN INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS / ADVERBS

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS / ADVERBS	SENTENCE	QUESTION
WHO	Peter has broken the vase.	Who has broken the vase?
WHAT	John took an orange.	What did John take?
WHICH	Which pullover do you want? The blue one or the red one?
WHEN	I went to Spain in 1998.	When did you go to Spain?
WHY	I am sad because my dog is ill.	Why are you sad?
WHAT... FOR	I save money to buy a new car.	What do you save money for?
HOW + adjective
HOW	I go to Belgium by car.	How do you go to Belgium?
HOW FAR	I am 5 miles from Paris.	How far are you from Paris?
HOW LONG	This movie lasts for 2 hours.	How long does this movie last?
HOW MUCH + singulier	I want two bottles of milk.	How much milk do you want?
HOW MANY + pluriel	I want three potatoes.	How many potatoes do you want?
HOW OFTEN	I go to Spain twice a week.	How often do you go to Spain?
HOW OLD	I am 24 years old.	How old are you?

 

> TEST : Ask a question about the underlined words: