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(Wh – word) + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb +…?

What brings you to Toronto?

Toronto’s beautiful park brings me to Toronto.

How long are you going to be in Toronto for?

I’m going to be in Toronto for 2 days.

Don’t you like you Toronto?

Can you tell us if there’s any truth in that? (direct: Is there any truth in that?)

What are you looking at?

I’m looking at some pictures.

Who has bought a dog recently?

Our neighbor has bought a dog recently.

What will give the house an artistic look?

The painting will give the house an artistic look.

Which painting will give the house an artistic look?

The painting next to the window will give the house an artistic look.

The second painting will give the house an artistic look.

What is singing in the garden?

A bird is singing in the garden.

Don’t you want to get a pet?

I do want to get a pet.

Didn’t she give you a gift?

She gave me a gift.

Haven’t you studied for the test?

We have studied for the test.

Can you tell me when you are leaving?

When are you leaving?

Do you know where the restrooms are?

Where are the restrooms?

Do you think that / if / whether she is a good employee?

Is she a good employee?

Do you know if he fixes bikes too?

Does he fix bikes too?

Do you think that / if they like plants?

Do they like plants?

Can you tell me if / whether he is going to travel abroad?

Is he going to travel abroad?

Auxiliary verbs: do / does / did / have / has / had / am / is / are / was / were

 I’m going to do my homework tonight. (do: main verb)

 Do you want to go with them? (do: auxiliary verb) (main verb: want)
 They don’t want to buy anything. (do: auxiliary verb) (main verb: want)
 We had lunch at 2 p.m. yesterday. (had: main verb)
 They had left the house before I arrived. (had: auxiliary verb)
 I have a small flat. (have: main verb)
 They are playing in the yard. (are: auxiliary verb)
 We are really hungry. (are: main verb)
 She is interested in music. (is: auxiliary verb)

Which animal do you like?

How well does he do his work?

How fast is this laptop?

What day are you leaving?

What time is it?

What time is good for you to attend the meeting?

What year was it?

How much difficult was the test?

How much is the fare?

How much time do you have?

Which page are we on?

How many glasses are there?

How cute you are!

How beautiful! / How beautiful your house is!

There is one pen on the desk. >>>>>>>>>>>> How many pens are there on the desk?

The salesperson can tell the customer how fast the laptop is.

How difficult was the exam? It was extremely difficult.