Asking questions

 Question word / auxilary / S / verb ?

 

 

I / QUESTION TYPES

Where does Ali live ? ===> " Wh" question

Does he work here? ===> " yes or no " question

 

II / STRUCTURE

NB: A retenir par coeur

Where / does / she / live ?

Question word / auxilary / S / verb ?

 

 

Demba took his father's car to go to Thies, because they have a ceremony there.

Thies is a big town, 70 km away from Dakar.

 

1. Si le sujet est une personne, on utilise WHO si c'est une chose WHAT.

Demba =  Who took his father's car?

 

2. Si on a un verbe, on met WHAT suivi de  TO DO conjugué au temps du verbe souligné + Sujet du verbe + DO / DOING .

took = What did Demba do?

 

3. Si on a une possession, on utilise WHOSE suivi de l'objet possédé.

father's = Whose car did Demba take?

 

4. But = WHAT ................FOR ?

to go to Thies = What did Demba take his father's car for ?

 

5. Cause = WHY

they have a ceremony there = Why did Demba take his father's car ?

 

6.  Si on a un adjectif descriptif, on utilise : WHAT.................LIKE ?

big = What is Thies like ?

 

7. Si c'est une distance, HOW FAR........................................?

70 km =  How far is Thies ?