The lesson of the newsletter
A) THE RULE
interrogative pronoun/adverb + auxiliary + subject + verb + ...
interrogative pronoun/adverb
|
auxiliary
|
subject
|
verb
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+
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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:
Yesterday, Sandra went to the shopping center
She bought a beautiful dress.
She got back home. She was unhappy because it was too large.
Her father phoned the shop.
He went back to the shop.
> ANSWERS
When did Sandra go to the shopping center?
What did she buy?
Why was she unhappy?
Who phoned the shop?
Where did he go back to?
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