1. While framing WH type of questions , we need to put helping verb immediately after the Wh word
For example :
i. We are going to Mumbai.
Ans. Where are we going ?
( If you write : Where we are going ? Your answer will be wrong )
ii. They love to sing.
Ans. What do they love ?
( If you write : What they love ?
Your answer will be wrong )
2. Putting a question mark (?) at the end of each question is compulsory.
Example :
Do not write :
i. What is your name.
Instead write
i. What is your name ?
Examples to understand the concept :
Frame a WH type of question to get the underlined part as it's answer :
1. Radha is a good girl.
Ans. Who is a good girl ?
2. We had travelled by train.
Ans. How had we travelled ?
3. Arvind Kejriwal is the Chief Minister.
Ans. Who is the Chief Minister?
4. They are late because they missed the bus.
Ans. Why are they late?
5. Dr. Khan had a golden touch.
Ans. Who had a golden touch?
6. We will go to Karjat.
Ans. Where will we go ?
Note :
Sometimes we do not have the helping verbs given in the sentences.
In that case we need to identify the tense and figure out the helping verb.
A. If the tense of the sentence is simple present then we take do/does as a helping verb to put next to the WH word :
Let's understand with examples :
1. He needs breads. ( Simple present tense )
Ans. What does he need ?
( Does is used because the word/pronoun "He" is singular)
2. The teacher gives warning to Amit.
Ans Whom does the teacher give warning to ?
( Does is used because the word "The teacher" is singular)
3. Elephants walk heavily.
Ans. How do Elephants walk ?
( do is used because the word "elephants" is plural )
4. They like red colour.
Ans. What/Which colour do they like?
( do is used because the word/pronoun "They" is plural )
5. He likes to play basketball.
Ans. What does he like to play?
B. If the tense of the sentence is simple past then we take did as a helping verb to put next to the WH word :
Examples :
1. India got freedom in 1947.
Ans. When did India get freedom?
2. Students went to the Red Fort.
Ans. Where did the students go?
3. He dedicated the book “Ignited Mind” to Snehal Thakhar.
Ans. Whom did he dedicate the book "Ignited Mind" to ?
4. She bought a new car.
Ans. What did she buy ?
5. They went to the beach.
Ans. Where did they go ?
6. They visited Paris last summer.
Ans. When did they visit Paris?
7. She baked a cake for her friend's birthday.
Ans. Why did she bake a cake?
I hope it's all clear now to understand when to use do/does/did when helping verb is missing from the sentence while we frame WH type of questions :
Let's practise now !!! ( Answers are given at the end of this exercise but do not copy. First solve all the questions and then see how many of them you get right !!🙂)
1. The movie starts at 7 p.m.
2. She will buy groceries.
3. The concert was fantastic.
4. They had visited the museum last year.
5. She reads novels in her free time.
6. A beautiful picture she painted.
7. They were watching a movie at home.
8. He called his mother yesterday.
9. I saw a girl.
10. She practises Yoga every morning.
11. The book is kept on the table.
12. The cat is sleeping in the Sun.
Answers :
1. When does the movie start ?
2. What will she buy ?
3. How was the concert?
4. When had they visited the museum?
5. What does she read in her free time ?
6. What did she paint ?
7. Where were they watching a movie ?
8. Who did he call yesterday?
9. Who did I see ?
10. When does she practise Yoga ?
11. Where is the book kept ?
12. Where is the cat sleeping?
Well done🎉
