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Questions Related to framing questions

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
___________ has taken my new red pen?

framing questions transformation of sentences english

  1. Who

  2. Why

  3. Where

  4. What

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option A.

We are to choose the correct interrogative word from the given options.
Option A- WHO is used when the subject of inquiry is a person.
Option B -WHY is used for interrogation when one wants to know the reason.
Option C- WHERE is used when one wants to inquire about a place.
Option D-WHAT is used to inquire about specific information.
In the given sentence the speaker wishes to know which person has taken his pen.
Thus according to the explanation of the various interrogative words given above Options B, C and D have to be ruled out as the correct answer since they are used for interrogation of reason, place, and information respectively. Option A is used for interrogation when one wishes to know which person.
Hence Option A is the correct answer.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
__________ should we go for a holiday, once our exams are over? (place)

framing questions transformation of sentences english

  1. Where

  2. Why

  3. What

  4. Who

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option A.

We are to choose the correct interrogative word in the sentence.
In the given sentence the speaker's question is about which place they should go for a holiday.
Option B-WHY is used when one asks for a reason.
Option C-WHAT is used when one asks for specific information about a thing.
Option D-WHO is used when asks about a person.
Hence these are not the desired options because they cannot be used to ask about a place.
Option A-WHERE is used when one asks about the place or position of an event.
Hence Option A is the correct answer.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
__________ should I do, if I am caught?

framing questions transformation of sentences english

  1. Is

  2. Which

  3. Why

  4. What

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option D.

In the given sentence we can make out that the speaker wants to know how to act on being caught. The speaker is demanding this information from the person spoken to. So we are to choose the option that correctly follows this meaning.
Option A-IS is a form of the verb 'be' and can be used to convey the meaning of existence.
Option B-WHICH is used when wishes to ask for a specific thing from a definite set.
Option C-WHY is used to know the reason.
None of the above options are used to demand or ask for information. Hence they are not the correct answer.
Option D-WHAT is used when one demands specific information. The speaker in the sentence demands information on how to act on being caught.
Hence Option D is the correct answer.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
Do they often go to the beach? Yes, they _________.

framing questions transformation of sentences english

  1. do

  2. go

  3. do go

  4. are going

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

We use do, does (present simple) or did (past simple) to give extra force to the main verb. Since the question is in present and has third person plural subject, root form of the verb "do" should be used. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not express this condition, hence incorrect. 

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
Does Albert have any new magazines? No, he _________.

framing questions transformation of sentences english

  1. does

  2. doesn't

  3. has

  4. don't

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

We use auxiliary do, not auxiliary be, for questions with main verbs in the present simple, like having magazines. In third person present tense, we use "does" and for negative, " doesn't". Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not express this condition, hence incorrect.