Forming questions

Do you remember QUASI?



He helps us remember how to make questions:


QU  is for Question word:

What
Where
Why
Who
How long
How old 
etc.

A is for Auxiliary:

do/does/did
am/is/are/was/were
has/have/had
can/should/must/will/would


S is for Subject:

I/you/he/she/it/we/they
my aunt
Billy
the teacher
the cat

I is for Infinitive:

go  play  have  eat  do  run  drive  feel  study

Ex: Who (QU)  did  (A)   she (S)   meet (I)  at the park?

What (QU) should (A) we (S) do (I) after school?

We don't have to use a question word-- we can start directly with the auxiliary for yes/no questions.

Did  (A)  she  (S)  meet (I)   them at the park yesterday? 


There is another way to remember: QUASM.

The M is for Main verb, because sometimes we use a past participle (eaten, taken, studied)  or present participle (watching, running, taking).  

For example:

What time (QU) are (A)  you  (S)  going (M) to the party?    

How long (QU)  have (A) they (S) been waiting (M)  here?

Read this link for some examples and then a quiz at the end:

An easy way to form (almost) any question in English

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