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Mnrz57 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

how to make question

Hi All

I have problem with making question. who can write me down how to make question in all cases and tenses. for example this sentence:

They can sleep in the morning.
i dont know which one is right to making question with "how":
1. How they can sleep in the morning?
2. How do they can sleep in the morning?

I want to know the rules of making quesion in any case.
any help will be appreciated.

regards
  

Top answer

The pattern for questions is as follows: (Interrogative Word) - Auxiliary - Subject - (rest of the verb) - (Complements) If there's an auxiliary in your affirmative sentence, then use it. Otherwise, use do, does, did. "They can sleep in the morning" > IW: HOW - Auxiliary:CAN - Subject: THEY - Rest of the verb: SLEEP - Complement: IN THE MORNING.

— Pieanne

  • The pattern for questions is as follows: (Interrogative Word) - Auxiliary - Subject - (rest of the verb) - (Complements) If there's an auxiliary in your affirmative sentence, then use it.
  • Otherwise, use do, does, did.
  • "They can sleep in the morning" > IW: HOW - Auxiliary:CAN - Subject: THEY - Rest of the verb: SLEEP - Complement: IN THE MORNING.
  • "
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The pattern for questions is as follows:

(Interrogative Word) - Auxiliary - Subject - (rest of the verb) - (Complements)

If there's an auxiliary in your affirmative sentence, then use it. Otherwise, use do, does, did.

"They can sleep in the morning" > IW: HOW - Auxiliary:CAN - Subject: THEY - Rest of the verb: SLEEP - Complement: IN THE MORNING.

Result: "How
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Mnrz57

I'm not sure exactly what you need help with:
How can they sleep in the morning?
How could they sleep in the morning?
How could they have slept in the morning?

Did you want help with "how" or just questions in general? Also, beware "can" is a false friend in many laguages.

I (you/we/they) go to work
How do I (you/we/they) go to work?
He (she/ i
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Thank you for your nice answer.
so the following sentences will be:

Jack has gone. > Where has Jack gone?
Jack has been gone > Where Jack has been gone?

Are those right?

thanks again
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In the 2nd one, you must have the subject after the auxiliary: Where has Jack been gone?

Yet I don't think "where" is a good question, here; it would be better to say "how long has Jack been gone?".
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ok
thanks
but I think "how long" doesn't have the meaning of "Where"
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No, you're right, it doesn't have that meaning.

But a sentence like "he has been gone to London (for example)" doesn't sound right, so the question isn't right either. You can say "he has been to London", or "He has gone to London". With "he has been gone" you expect a complement stating how long he has been gone": "He has been gone for 2 hours" > "How long has he been gone?".
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Thank you so much

yes you're right, I am not very well in english, thanks for your reply
I wish I could talk with you in english, do you have an ID in yahoo messenger?
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