Question formation
Question with subject focus:
Somebody broke the window yesterday. (Ask who.)
Who broke the window yesterday?
Fill in: She ___ have forgotten your name; she just didn’t hear you. (logical deduction)
Can't
Complete: The more carefully you read, the ___ mistakes you make.
fewer
Which is correct?
a) The poors need more support.
b) The poor need more support.
b)
Negative question:
John missed the deadline. (Ask for confirmation, surprised.)
Didn’t John miss the deadline?
Identify all auxiliaries: They might have been being followed for days.
might, have, been, being
Correct: The much you study, the much you learn.
The more you study, the more you learn.
Fill in: The ___ (disable) sometimes struggle to find jobs.
The disabled
Embedded question:
Where is the train station? → Ask politely inside a sentence.
Could you please tell me where the train station is?
Correct: He didn’t went to the party.
He didn’t go to the party.
Fill in: The ___ (early) we start, the ___ (little) traffic we face.
The earlier we start, the less traffic we face.
dentify the mistake and correct it: The deads were buried after the war.
Correction: The dead were buried after the war. (adjectives as nouns are not pluralized)
Where he is going? (direct question)
Where is he going?
Emphatic correction: “You didn’t lock the door.” → (correct him strongly)
I did lock the door!
Create a sentence about climate change using the structure.
The more the planet gets warm, the more extreme the weather becomes.
Put adjectives in the correct order:
A wooden / modern / round / big / beautiful / dining / table.
A beautiful big modern round wooden dining table.
Form a wh-question:
They have been arguing about money for weeks. (Ask about the reason.)
Why have they been arguing about money for weeks?
Which sentence is correct?
a) He may comes later.
b) He might come later.
c) He must to leave now.
Correct: b) He might come later.
Which is correct?
a) The less you care, the happier you are.
b) The lesser you care, the happier you are.
✅ a)
Correct:
She bought a silk Italian nice small red scarf.
She bought a nice small red Italian silk scarf.