INTEROGATIVE

QUESTIONS
 An INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE or
INTERROGATIVE QUESTION is a
sentence that asks a direct
question and always ends in a
question mark.

The Interrogative Questions are:

 Who?
 When?
 What?
What is Interrogative Sentence  Where?
or  Why?; and
Interrogative Question?  How?
Let ’s read the next slide!
When do we use INTERROGATIVES?

We use Interrogatives in asking questions or information.

Who is used when asking about persons.
What is used when asking about things, ideas or events.
Where is used when asking about places.
When is used when asking about time.
Why is used when asking about reasons or cause.
How is used when asking about steps or manner of doing things.
 Read the following details and questions. Recite the
words or phrase in the sentence that answers each
question.
1. Wilma was crippled by polio.
(Who is was crippled by polio?)

2. The doctor told her parents that she would never walk again because she was
crippled by polio.
(Why did the Doctor say that she would never walk again?)

3.Her parents gave her heat and water treatment.

(What did her parents give her?)
 Read the following details and questions. Recite the
words or phrase in the sentence that answers each
question.

4. When she was 11 years old, she played basketball.

(When did she play basketball?)

5. She won three gold medals in the Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.
(Where did she win the Summer olympics gold medals?)

6. She was transformed into a real winner through the love and concern
of her family.
(How was she transformed into a real winner?)
 Generalization

Where
is used when asking about When
is used when asking about
places
time

What Why
is used when asking about is used when asking about
persons reasons or cause
Who How
is used when asking about is used when asking about
persons steps ormanner of doing
things
Enhancing the Knowledge!
 What words/interrogatives
are used in asking about a:

When?
Who?

What? Why?

How?
Where?
Delly and her father love to rest under the big mango tree. They sit on the wooden
chair and share stories.

Delly: Father, how did this mango tree become so big?

Dad: Actually, it started from a seed.

Delly: What happens to the seed?

Dad: The seed grows and turns into a bigger plant.

Delly: Where does it get its food?

Dad: The green leaves of the plant make food for the plant.

Delly: How come it has fruit?

Dad: God purchasely made this mango tree bear edible fruits for us to eat. So, we
have to thank Him for this blessing.
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