Important Rules About English Grammar

Needless to say English is a tricky language even for the native speakers, well here are some general rules about English Grammar questions that you should know….

What is a question?

A question is a request for information or action.

When writing a question you should always end the sentence with a question mark (?).

Closed questions

Closed questions demand a yes/no, true/false or right/wrong answer.

When we want to ask yes/no questions we can use do/does, am/is/are or have/has as question words. We use do or have or am with personal pronouns (I), we use does or has or is with third person singular pronouns (he, she, it) and with singular noun forms. We use do or have or are with other personal pronouns (you, we they) and with plural noun forms.

Yes/no questions with the verb be are created by moving the verb be to the beginning of the sentence. In other words the subject and the verb change their positions in statements and questions.

When forming questions in the present continuous tense use the verb be.

When forming questions in the present simple tense use the verb be, do, or have. The auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.

To Be

If there is one verb in the statement and the verb is a form of be , simply switch the positions of the subject and verb.

To Do

If there is one verb in the statement and the verb is do, simply switch the positions of the subject and verb.

To Have

If there is one verb in the statement and the verb is have, (with or without got to show possession), switch the positions of the subject and verb.

If there is one verb, and the verb is not a form of be, the process is more complex. To form a question add the correct form of the verb ‘to do’ to the beginning. Here there is no subject verb inversion.