Which steps should I follow to make questions for underlined parts successfully?

Follow the steps in the diagram below...

According to the syntactic function of the underlined part, we can find the following kinds of questions:

1. La respuesta es el sujeto 2. La respuesta NO es el sujeto

If the underlined part is the
subject, use the appropriate
“wh-word” and leave the
rest of the sentence
unaltered (careful with
interrogative pronoun –
verb agreement)
Apply the following rule: “Wh- word + aux + subj + verb + obj + adv?”
And pay careful attention to the verbal tense
2.1 Si la forma verbal está constituida 2.2 Si la forma verbal está constituida por sólo UNA palabra...
por DOS o MáS palabras...
2.2.1 ... y es el verbo TO BE 2.2.2... y NO es el verbo TO BE

El auxiliar es siempre la PRIMERA palabra

The only wh-words in this case
are: WHAT, WHO, HOW MUCH El auxiliar es el verbo TO BE El auxiliar ha de ser DO / DOES / DID
and HOW MANY
They were sweeping the street They have built a new house recently They are in Italy Kevin designed a new website last year

Who was sweeping the street? What have they built recently? Where are they? When did Kevin design* a new website?
*El verbo principal siempre en infinitivo!

CAREFUL: If the underlined part starts with a preposition, take that preposition to the very end of the question to make (careful with this syntactic
pattern: Wh + aux + subj + verb + obj + PREP+ adv?)
Ex: They have been very proud of their culture lately. What have they been very proud of lately?

¿Qué WH-word utilizaré?

Cuando la respuesta indica TIEMPO Cuando la respuesta indica una dimensió n o medida (peso, longitud, anchura,...)
1. La respuesta es una hora: WHAT TIME? HOW + ADJ + BE + Subject?
2. La respuest es un periodo: HOW LONG? Debe ir introducido por FOR or WHAT or WHICH?
SINCE What: nú mero ilimitado de cosas vs Which: nú mero limitado de cosas
3. La respuesta indica frecuencia: HOW OFTEN? WHY?
4. Ninguna de las anteriores: WHEN? Su respuesta debe ir necesariamente introducida por because