Interrogative Ppt

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES Prepared by: YUMUL, Sarah P. DELOS REYES, Danica A. PARAGAS, Trizzha T.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES • who

• when

• whom

• where

• whose

• why

• what

• which • how

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES • Interrogative sentences allow you to gather information and clear up confusion as well as engage in interesting conversations with others. It's also useful in writing as an organizational tool; for example, you can set up questions as headers and answer them to explain a concept in more detail in expository writing.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES • Sentences that ask a question are called interrogative sentences. They’re easy to spot -they always end with a question mark (?). But it’s not quite as simple as that. All interrogative sentences are not the same.

TYPES OF INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES • Yes/No interrogatives • Alternative interrogatives

• Wh-interrogatives • Tag questions

TYPES OF INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

YES/NO INTERROGATIVES • Yes/no interrogatives are questions that can be answered with a yes or a no response.

You probably ask or are asked these questions every day.

YES/NO INTERROGATIVES EXAMPLES: • Mister, can you spare a dime? • Did you take your vitamin this morning?

• Do you have your homework ready?

•Are you ready to go? • Did you go to the game Friday night?

TYPES OF INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

ALTERNATIVE INTERROGATIVES • Alternative interrogatives are questions that provide for two or more alternative answers. • In other words, you’re providing a choice. • "or"

ALTERNATIVE INTERROGATIVES EXAMPLES: • Would you prefer chocolate or vanilla ice cream? • Should I call or email you?

• Do you want coffee, tea, or soda? • Is she mad or just tired?

TYPES OF INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

WH-INTERROGATIVES • Wh-interrogatives sentences begin with a wh-word and call for an open-ended answer. • A yes or no answer isn’t appropriate for these questions, nor does the question provide alternative answers

• The answer can be a simple response or complex explanation.

WH-INTERROGATIVES EXAMPLES:

• What are you doing? • Where do you live? • Who is playing in the Super Bowl?

• What is the meaning of this? • Which songs do you like best?

TAG QUESTIONS • Tag questions are questions attached or tagged onto the ending of a declarative statement.

• They transform a declarative sentence into an interrogative sentence. TYPES OF INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

TAG QUESTIONS EXAMPLES: • You’re coming to the party, aren’t you? • There’s a game on today, isn’t there?

• We need to get going now, don’t we? • You live in the city, don’t you?

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES • Sometimes interrogative sentences are actually declarative sentences that have a question mark at the end • If you ask this type of question, the last syllable of the final word in the sentence is spoken with a rising intonation.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES: • The bus has already left? • The Saints won the Super Bowl?

•It’s snowing in Florida? • You’ve lost 15 pounds already?

• Interrogative sentences are the most simple to identify. They always ask a question or request information. Simply look for the question mark at the end and you’ll have no problem finding or understanding the function of interrogative sentences.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

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