M’Hammed BOUGARRA University -BOUMERDES

Module: English Teacher: Miss. K.AZZAZ

Lesson 01 : 1-WH-questions and Yes/No Questions

2-Possessive adjectives , subject pronouns and greetings

There are two main types of questions in English: WH-questions and Yes/No questions.

1- WH- Questions

WH-questions are questions starting with WH-words including: what, when, where, who, whom,
which, whose, why and how. Question words are used to ask about specific qualities, times, place,
people and so on. Below is a list of question words and example sentences:

Questions words Usages Examples

What Used to ask about things What are you doing?
When Used to ask about time When will the meeting start?
Where Used to ask places Where is my bag?
Who Used to ask about people Who is here?
Whom Used to ask about people Whom did you see in the
(object of verb) morning?
I saw my English teacher
Which Used to ask about choices Which color do you
choose?White or Black
Whose Used to ask about possession Whose pencil is this? Is it
yours?
Why Used to ask about reasons Why is he crying?
How Used to ask about manner How can I learn foreign
languages?

➢ How to form WH-questions?

1- with an auxiliary

a- Wh-word + auxiliary + subject + main verb …?

Auxiliary verbs are helping verbs (not main verbs). Common auxiliary verbs include be, do, have.
Others are will, shall, would, can, could, must, should, may, might, etc.

What do you do for a living?

Why should we read novels?

When is she coming?

a-without any auxiliary

(when WH-words replace subjects already)

Wh-word + main verb …?

What happened to Susan?

- A bad accident happened to her today.

Who won the game?

-David won the game.

Who gave you this book?

-My cousin gave me this book.

2- Yes/No Questions

Yes/ No questions are also called closed questions because there are only two possible responses:
Yes or No. When forming a Yes / No question, it must include one of these verbs: BE, DO, HAVE, or
modal verbs (must – should – can – could …). It is impossible to ask a Yes / No question without one
of these verbs.

Question Correct answer

Are my keys under the books? Yes./ Yes, they are
No. / No, they are not
Does it rain there? Yes./ Yes, it does
No./ No, it does not
Has the party started? Yes./ Yes, it has
No./ No, it has not.
Can I stay? Yes./ Yes, you can
No./ No, you can not
Should they stop? Yes./ Yes, they should
No./ No, they should not

Activity one :

➢ Fill in the gaps with the right answer:

1-……….. did you see earlier today?

I saw james , the new football player.

Who, which ,how

2-…………did you do last weekend?

I watched movies and played hockey.

Who ,what, whom

3-…………..will you leave?

After the meeting.

Who, whom, when.

4-……………ball is this ?

It’s Nick’s.

Who , whose ,whom.

5- …………… gave you this present?

That was my friend Henry.

Who , whose , whom.

6- …………….did he not come?

He was busy all day.

How, why, when.

7- ………………suitcase is yours?

The blue one , the other is Jane’s.

Who , whose, which.

➢ Using your own words ,write 6 Yes/No Questions .

Activity two:

➢ Write a small paragraph where you will introduce yourself or someone to your classmates.
➢ Make a conversation with your partner where you are going to exchange personal
information or talk about a life experience.

Note: Do not forget to start with greetings . Use possessive adjectives and subject pronouns with
both topics.

Possessive adjectives: my , your ,his ,hers ,ours ,theirs.

Subject pronouns: I ,you ,she, he ,it ,we ,they.