Interrogative Sentence

 

Interrogative Sentence (প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্য):

যে Sentence দ্বারা কোন প্রশ্ন করা হয় অথবা কোন কিছুর প্রত্যুত্তর পাওয়ার উদ্দেশ্যে জিজ্ঞেস করা হয় তখন তাকে Interrogative Sentence বলে।

An interrogative sentence asks any questions to get a reply to something or someone and ends with an interrogative sign (?).

One of the two following ways may form an interrogative sentence.

1. It may begin with Helping verbs and Modals Auxiliaries.

Auxiliary Verbs: am, is, are - was, were - have, has, had, etc.

Modals Auxiliaries:   shall, should, will, would, can, could, may, might, etc.

Example:

• Do you need some money?
• Is he your Brother?
• Should I call you?

1. May begin with “WH” questions like who, where, when, whom, what, which, how, etc.

Example:

• What is your address?
• Whom do you want?
• How much money do you want?

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Interrogative sentence is a sentence that ask question to replay about some person or things and ends with a question mark (?).

There are two ways to form an interrogative sentence.

I. Begins with helping verbs (am, is, are, was, were, have, had) or modal auxiliaries (shall, should, will, would, can, could, may, might etc.).
Example:
- Do you have your assignment ready?
- Does he speak English?
- Did she work abroad?
- Should I go there?
- Can you hear the sound?
- Don’t you want any food? (Negative)

II. Begins with some specific words like who, which, what, when, where, why, how, whom, how much, how many. These are known as ‘WH’ questions.
Example:
- How is your business going on?
- Who fixed the computer?
- Whom do you support?
- What are you expecting from me?
- What time is it now?
- How many people have died there?