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LARGE-PRINT EDITION: Interrogative Sentences -- Structures -- (1) -- Wh-Question Word + Be/Do/Have/Modal (2) -- Wh-Question Word + Word/Words + Be/Do/Have/Modal (5) -- Question Tags (6) -- What if (7) - How Long/How Much/How Many (8) -- Wh-Question Word + To + Verb Word (9) - "What About" and "How About" (10) - Alternative Questions (11) - Indirect Questions Formation of Interrogatives from Affirmatives Exercises Interrogative sentences are used to ask questions. An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark. Most common interrogative words are as follows: What, When, Where, Which, Who, Whom, Whose, Why, How Interrogative words and what they refer: What - refers 'specific information' or confirmation/repetition; When - refers 'at what time' or 'on what occasion'; Where - refers 'in what place, position or situation'; Which - refers 'choice or alternative'; Who - refers 'identity' of a subject (person/people); Whom - refers 'identity' of a object (person/people); Whose - refers 'who something belongs to'; Why - refers 'reason, explanation or purpose'; How - refers 'way or manner', 'condition or quality' These words are called 'Wh-question words' because all these words contain letter 'w' and 'h'. All these words (except 'how') even start from 'Wh'. NOTE: The following words are also used to ask questions: Whatever, Whenever, Wherever, Whoever. These forms show 'surprise, confusion, or emphasis. Besides 'Wh-question words', Auxiliary Verbs 'Be', 'Do', 'Have', and 'Modal Verbs' are also used to form interrogative sentences. Following is the list of auxiliary and modal verbs: Auxiliary Verb-- Be-- Am, Is, Are, Was, Were; Auxiliary Verb-- Do-- Do, Does, Did; Auxiliary Verb-- Have-- Have, Has, Had; Modal Verbs-- May, Might, Can, Could, Will, Would, Shall, Should, Must, Need, Used (To), Ought (To), Dare. You can begin sentences with these verbs to form Yes/No interrogative sentences. (1A). What + Be/Do/Have/Modal -- What is a good pet to give a five-year-old c