c. Did you notice a few hyphenated words like ‘pocket-handkerchief,’ ‘easy-chair,’ etc. Find similar words used in the story. Unit- - Would Like To Rise And - - Grammar Framing Questions When you plan a journey, plenty of questions arise in your mind.
Later as you travel, you will be asking, enquiring, inquiring etc. in various situations. In this unit, you will learn how to frame questions. The two patterns of questions are commonly known as Interrogative Sentences .
a) Wh- questions The following question words are usually used to frame Wh- type questions. what when where why which whom whose how who What is the name of this station? When is your next visit to Trichy? Where is the cafeteria?
Why is the plane/ train delayed? Which is the shortest route to the bus depot? What is the weather like in Ooty now? Whom did you meet in the railway station?
Whose book is lying on the table? b) ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ type questions e.g. i) Am I on the right platform? ii) Do you have your ticket?
iii) Have you been to Tuticorin? e.g. i) Shall we go by a cab? ii) May I help you?
iii) Can you guide me to the ticket- counter? Task: Read the following passage and complete the questions given below. Then Harris packed the strawberry jam on top of a tomato and squashed it, and they had to pick out the tomato with a teaspoon. And then it was George’s turn, and he trod on the butter.
I didn’t say anything, but I came over and sat on the edge of the table and watched them. It irritated them more than anything I could have said. I felt that. It made them nervous and excited, and they stepped on things, and put things behind them, and then couldn’t find them when they wanted them; and they packed the pies at the bottom, and put heavy things on top, and smashed the pies in.
Use of modal (auxiliary) verbs in framing questions. (will would shall should can could