Study the rules and fill in the gaps. Wh-questions Wh-questions start with question words such as who, what, when, where, which, why and how. We use wh-questions to ask for some specific information. Question word Information Who What or information Where When Why How or quality How long A wh-question formation Question word Auxiliary verb / modal verb Subject Main verb Why did he come? Where are you going (this summer)? What can he do (to help you)? But we do not use an auxiliary verb when "who"/"what"/"which" is the subject of the sentence: Tom likes pizza. — Who likes pizza? Maths class starts at 10. — Which class starts at 10? If somebody asks you a wh-question, you can't answer "Yes" or "No". "When does the film start?" a wh-question. "Does the film start at six o'clock?" a wh-question. Question Tags Question tags are short questions at the end of a statement. We use question tags when we want somebody to agree with us or to check some information. To form a question tag, we use an auxiliary/modal verb and a personal pronoun. Lisa is a doctor, isn't she? Bill and Stella lived in New York, didn't they? You haven't been to Italy, have you? If a statement is positive, the question tag is . If a statement is negative, the question tag is . Some statements form their question tags differently. Statement Question tag I am (a teacher), aren't I? Imperative (Stop talking,) Will you / won't you? Don't (talk), will you? Let's (go to the cinema), shall we? I have got (a car), haven't I? I have (breakfast), don't I? There is/are (some shops), isn't/aren't there? This/that is (your house), isn't it? If a question tag is a real question, the voice goes in the question tag. If we want someone to agree with us, the voice goes in the question tag.
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Study the rules and fill in the gaps.

Wh-questions

Wh-questions start with question words such as who, what, when, where, which, why and how.

We use wh-questions to ask for some specific information.

Question word Information
Who
What or information
Where
When
Why
How or quality
How long

A wh-question formation

Question word Auxiliary verb / modal verb Subject Main verb
Why did he come?
Where are you going (this summer)?
What can he do (to help you)?

But we do not use an auxiliary verb when "who"/"what"/"which" is the subject of the sentence:

  • Tom likes pizza. — Who likespizza?
  • Maths class starts at 10. — Which class startsat 10?

If somebody asks you a wh-question, you can't answer "Yes" or "No".

  • "When does the film start?"
    [is|isn't]
    a wh-question.
  • "Does the film start at six o'clock?"
    [is|isn't]
    a wh-question.

Question Tags

Question tags are short questions at the end of a statement. We use question tags when we want somebody to agree with us or to check some information.

To form a question tag, we use an auxiliary/modal verb and a personal pronoun.

  • Lisa isa doctor, isn't she?
  • Bill and Stella livedin New York, didn't they?
  • You haven'tbeen to Italy, have you?

If a statement is positive, the question tag is [positive|negative].

If a statement is negative, the question tag is [positive|negative].

Some statements form their question tags differently.

Statement Question tag
I am (a teacher), aren't I?
Imperative (Stop talking,) Will you / won't you?
Don't (talk), will you?
Let's (go to the cinema), shall we?
I have got (a car), haven't I?
I have (breakfast), don't I?
There is/are (some shops), isn't/aren't there?
This/that is (your house), isn't it?

If a question tag is a real question, the voice goes[up|down]in the question tag.

If we want someone to agree with us, the voice goes [up|down]in the question tag.

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