This type of sentence is always used to ask questions and always ends with a question mark ( ❓ ) .
Types of Interrogative Sentence –
1 . Verbal or Yes – No or True – False Type – This type of Interrogative Sentence is used to ask question to get a answer as Yes or No . So this is called Yes – No question. This type of sentence starts with a verb , so this is called Verbal question . This type of question is used to know whether the statement is true or false , so this is called True – False question.
Examples – Is he your friend ?
May I come in ?
Are you busy ?
Types of Verbal Questions –
i . Affirmative and Negative –
Examples – Is this your book ?
( Affirmative )
Isn’t this your book ? ( Negative )
Did you go there ? ( Affirmative )
Didn’t you go there ? ( Negative )
ii . Start with Auxiliary Verbs – be, do and have –
Interrogative Sentence starts with ‘be’ verbs –
Present Tense –
Am I eligible for the purpose? ( In case the subject is First Person – I )
Is he going there ? ( In case the subject is Third Person Singular Number )
Are we going to an excursion?
Are you ready ?
Are they ready for the match ?
( In case the subject is – First Person – We, Second Person, Third Person Plural Number )
Past Tense –
Was I really eligible for the post ?
Was he going to school ?
( In case the subject is First Person – I or Third Person Singular Number )
Were you going to school ?
Were we really enjoying the match ?
Were they performing enough ?
( In case the subject is First Person – We, Second Person, Third Person Plural Number )
Future Tense – Will be
Will you be there ?
Will I be eligible for the Post ?
Interrogative Sentence starts with ‘ do ‘ –
Do you like this place ?
Does he like this place ?
Do they like this place ?
Did he go there ?
Interrogative Sentence starts with ‘ have ‘ , ‘ has ‘ and ‘ had ‘ –
Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous –
Have – When the subject is I, We, You, Third Person Plural Number
Have you done the job ?
Have you been doing the job for two hours?
Has – When the subject is Third Person Singular Number
Has he done the job ?
Has he been doing the job for two hours?
Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous Tense –
Had he done the job before his father arrived ?
Had you been working for thirty years before you got retirement?
Interrogative Sentence starts with Modal Verbs –
Can you do this ?
Will you go there?
May I come in ?
Would you like to take some snacks ?
2 . Choice or Alternative Questions– These type of questions give the listener a choice to choose an answer from the options and options are given in the questions.
Examples – Would you like to take coffee or tea ?
Do you want to become Engineer or Doctor ?
Are you a housewife or a business woman ?
3 . Wh Questions – These type of Interrogative Sentences start with ‘ Wh ‘ words and they are – What , Who , Which ,When, Why, Where, Whom, Whose, How .
Examples – What is the name of your college ?
What is favourite dress ?
What is your next plan ?
( To know about things or actions or some information )
Who is your best friend ? ( To know about people )
Which dish would you like to take? ( To know about specific information )
When did you join the party ? ( To know about time )
Why are you so late? ( To know the reason )
Where will you go tomorrow? ( To know about the place )
Whom does he know here ? ( To ask about people )
Whose pen is this ? ( To know about possession )
How can we do this now ?
How much time will it be taken ?
( To know about the manner or quantity )
4. Tag Questions – These are short questions that we use after a statement and include a verb and a subject . Generally we use a comma after the statement and before the question.
Examples – Rimo is a good dancer , isn’t he ?
He likes modern history , doesn’t he ?
My father won’t permit us , will he ?
