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Class: VI �Subject: English��

By�ASHOK WANNE�PGT- English�Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya �Dist. Surendranagar (Gujarat

TOPIC:

Framing Questions

(Yes/No type and WH

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Learning Outcomes

Students will

  • Understand the structure of the questions.
  • Understand different types of question.

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CONTENT

  1. What is question
  2. Types of questions
  3. Structure of YES/NO type questions
  4. Framing of YES/NO type questions
  5. Structure of W/H questions
  6. Framing of W/H questions
  7. Let’s remember

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What is a ‘Question’�?��

  • a sentence to get more information from others.
  • Questions- answers are important part of talk.

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  • YES/NO TYPE QUESTIONS

(Begin with Helping Verb

and answer is always in ‘yes/no’ response)

  • WH TYPE QUESTIONS

(Begin with a word that starts with ‘W/ H’ letter. Answer is always more descriptive)

  • QUESTION TAG

Just for ‘ confirmation

Types of questions

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A sentence has different parts like

Subject Verb Object Complement Adverbial

Ex. People consider the apples more expensive fruit, actually.

S V O C A

But for framing the questions, Subject and Verb are important parts that we have to make use.

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��Structure �of �questions�

YES/NO TYPE QUESTIONS

Helping verb+ subject+ main verb+ remaining words?

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YES/NO type Questions��Helping verb+ subject+ main verb+ remaining words?�

Example

These tenses don’t have helping verb but just a main verb.

Simple Present (DO, DOES)

He / She / It / Jack makes bicycles.

Does He / She / It / Jack make bicycles?

I / We / You / They / Workers spend money for good work.

Do I / We / You / They / Workers spend money for good work?

Simple past (DID)

He / She / It / John / I / We / You / They / Workers painted the wall.

Did He/She/It/John/ I/We/You/They/ Workers paint the wall?

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YES/NO type Questions��Helping verb+ subject+ main verb+ remaining words?�

Example

These tenses don’t have helping verb but just a main verb.

Simple Present (DO, DOES)

He / She / It / Jack makes bicycles.

Does He / She / It / Jack make bicycles?

I / We / You / They / Workers spend money for good work.

Do I / We / You / They / Workers spend money for good work?

Simple past (DID)

He / She / It / John / I / We / You / They / Workers painted the wall.

Did He/She/It/John/ I/We/You/They/ Workers paint the wall?

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�Structure �of �questions�

W/H TYPE QUESTIONS

W/H word + helping verb+ subject+ main verb+ remaining words?

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W/H Questions��W/H + helping verb+ subject+ main verb+ remaining words?�

Example

These tenses don’t have helping verb but just a main verb.

Simple Present (DO, DOES)

He / She / It / Jack makes bicycles.

Why Does He / She / It / Jack make bicycles?

I / We / You / They / Workers spend money for good work.

How Do I / We / You / They / Workers spend money for good work?

Simple past (DID)

He / She / It / John / I / We / You / They / Workers painted the wall.

When Did He/She/It/John/ I/We/You/They/ Workers paint the wall?

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W/H Questions��W/H + helping verb+ subject+ main verb+ remaining words?

Other tenses have at least one helping verb,

Therefore we can use the first helping verb in the sentence.

Ex. You are listening to me. (Present continuous)

When are you listening to me?

We had been walking for an hour when the storm broke. (past perfect continuous)

Where had we been walking for an hour when the storm broke?

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Let’s Remember

Till now we have learned

  1. What is question
  2. Types of questions
  3. Essential parts of the sentence to frame a question.
  4. Structure of YES/NO type questions
  5. Framing of YES/NO type questions
  6. Structure of W/H questions
  7. Framing of W/H questions

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Exercise

  • Form yes/ no type questions of the following
  • Sky was blue
  • The soldiers are fighting bravely.
  • The phone rang suddenly.

Form W/H questions of the following.

  1. She threw the ball.
  2. We climbed a high mountain.
  3. The children were playing.

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Thank you