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Interrogative Question

An interrogative sentence is used to ask questions to gather information. There are three main types: 1) Verbal questions or yes/no questions that require a yes or no answer, 2) Non-subject questions that ask about an object or other information, and 3) Subject questions that ask about the subject. Verbal questions use auxiliary verbs and have a subject-verb structure. Non-subject questions ask about objects using what, which, who, how, how many, how much, when, or where. Subject questions ask about the subject using what, what thing, which, which thing, whose, who, how, how many, or how much.

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Interrogative Question

An interrogative sentence is used to ask questions to gather information. There are three main types: 1) Verbal questions or yes/no questions that require a yes or no answer, 2) Non-subject questions that ask about an object or other information, and 3) Subject questions that ask about the subject. Verbal questions use auxiliary verbs and have a subject-verb structure. Non-subject questions ask about objects using what, which, who, how, how many, how much, when, or where. Subject questions ask about the subject using what, what thing, which, which thing, whose, who, how, how many, or how much.

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INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

An interrogative sentence is one which is generally used to ask


a question in order to gather information about something. It
can be questions about anything at all – casual or specific.
Are the doctors always serious?

What did he eat?

Who won this competition?


In general, there are three types of INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
1. Verbal Question (yes/no question)
2. Non-Subject Question
3. Subject Question
Example:
Verbal Question (yes/no question) • Could you help me?
Yes : Yes, I could
This kind of questions wish for yes or no
answer (confirmation about something). No : No, I could not
Structure: • Don’t you know about her?
Aux/Linking + Subject + Verb Yes : Yes, I know
No : No, I do not
• Are you sure?
Note:
Yes : Yes, I am sure
There’s NO double auxiliaries
Example: No : No, I ain’t
Do all the birds can fly? (X) • Isn’t she smart?
Do all the birds fly? (V) Yes : Yes, she is
Can all the birds fly? (V) No : No, she isn’t
Non-Subject Question is used to ask Example:
information about the object. • Where can I see you?
Structure: You can see me at school
What • Which will they use?
Which
Who They will use the red one
How
How many + Aux + Subject +Verb • Who do you like?
How much I like Martha
When
Where • Why are they crying?
why
They are crying because they are happy
• How much is this?
This is Rp 20.000
• How many does Amy need?
She needs two boxes
Subject Question is used to ask Example:
information about the subject. • What happened? / what has happened?
Structure: Nothing/birthday surprise/etc.
What • What movie is playing now?
What thing
Which Titanic
Which thing • What islands lie in Indonesia?
Whose +Verb
Whose thing Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Papua
Who
How • Which book interests you?
How many
How much Harry Potter
• Whose horse won the competition?
Jenkin’s
Note: • How much money could come?

There’s NO when, where, and why So much money, billion


in Subject Question • How many people came to yesterday party?
100 people

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