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Making Correct Questions. in English. Making questions…. … is often difficult for students because of the order of the words. Here is a way to help you remember correct word order for questions. Introducing…. ASVR. … and his cousin …. WASVR.
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Making Correct Questions in English
Making questions… • … is often difficult for students because of the order of the words. • Here is a way to help you remember correct word order for questions.
Introducing… • ASVR
… and his cousin… • WASVR
Use ASVR when you want to form Yes/No questions • Do you like chocolate? • Is anyone sitting there?
How can ASVR help you? • Use his name to put the correct parts of speech in the correct order:
Exception: • ASVR doesn’t work for questions that have “be” as the main verb: • Are you from Arizona? • Why doesn’t ASVR work here?
What about WASVR? • Use WASVR when you want to form Wh- questions
WASVR is similar to his cousin, but he wears a hat. This hat is a word like where, when, why, how long, etc. These are called Wh- words (or Question words).
The Wh- word comes before the Auxiliary Verb, just like a hat is on the top of your head. • What time does class start? • Where do you like to shop? • When will we visit the library?
Exception 1: • WASVR doesn’t work for questions with be: • What time is the ESL Compass test? • Why doesn’t WASVR work here?
Exception 2: • WASVR doesn’t work for questions about the subject: • Who likes to take tests? • Why doesn’t WASVR work here?