Questions and Wh-questions

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Word order

Standard English word order building blocks:

Subject

Object

Verb

Questions

A question is formed with the auxilliary verb to do

for instance: Do you know how to form a question

Word order for a question

To do + subject + infinitive?

(to do + onderwerp + hele werkwoord)

Wh-questions

A wh-question is formed with a questionword.

Do you know some questionwords?

What words do you think of with
Wh-Questions

A short answer to the question

In answer to a question you give a short answer:

For instance: 

Q: Do you live in Woerden?

A: Yes, I do/No, I don't

Word order with Wh-questions

Question word + to do + subject + verb?

(vraagwoord + to do + onderwerp + werkwoord)

Example: 

Q: What do you prefer, chocolate or banana flavour?

A: I like chocolate more!

In the next slides you can practise

Example:

Write the following sentece in the right word order and give the short answer:

 you /Are / there / still /?

Are you still there? Yes, I am / No, I'm not.

Write the following sentence in the right word order and give the short answer:
I / love / do/ cats/ ?
Yes,
No,

Make a question of the sentence and give the short answer:
I am too late.

Make a question of the sentence and give the short answer:
I am too late.

Put the words in the correct order.

she

often

listens

to

Hank's

music

wie

doet

wat

waar

wanneer

Word Order

Carolyn

in summer

walking

on the beach

enjoys

Put the words in the correct order.

my

father

is

never

late

for work

Remember word order?

Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde

is

sitting

right now 

the cat

on the roof 

Word order:
read - we - the - in - morning - newspaper - the

Put the words in the right order:
in / Jenny / coffee / drinks / evening / the / never

What is the word order in English?