A question asks for information. But questions sometimes have other uses, especially questions with modal verbs (e.g. shall, could, can, would, may, etc.)
Here are some examples:
Making a suggestion: Shall we go then?
Requesting: Could you pass the sugar, please?
Offering: Can I carry something for you?
Inviting: Would you like to come to a party?
Asking permission: May I use your phone?
There are two kinds of question.
- YES/NO Question - A yes/no question can have the answer yes or no: Are you ready? Do you have a pencil? Is it raining?
- WH Question - A wh-question begins with a question word (who, what, which, whose, where, when, why, how): What have you done? Where do you work? When did you arrive? These questions require a complete answer.
In the present simple and past simple, we use a form of do
Do the shops stay open late?
When does the coach leave?
Did you like the film?
What did Joanna buy?
A question cannot begin with an ordinary verb like stay, leave, like or buy.
The verb after the subject does not end in s or ed.
Now that you know everything there is to know about questions, let's write some.
We're going to do this a little different though. I will give each of you an answer, and you will write the question ;-) Have fun!
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