There are interrogative sentences with and without question words.
- The answer of simple interrogative sentences is: yes or no (Yes / No question)
- The answer of questions with question words is a declarative sentence.
Structure ofdeclarative sentence |
Structure of simple interrogative sentence |
Structure: question words + question sentence |
Subject – Verb ... |
Verb – Subject ... ? |
Question words – Verb – Subject...? |
Question words are e.g. wie, wer, was, warum, wieso, wann, wo, woher or wohin.
G: |
wie |
wer |
was |
warum |
wieso |
wann |
wo |
woher |
wohin |
E: |
how |
who |
what |
why |
why |
when |
where |
from where |
to where |
Examples:
German:
| Declarative Sentence | Simple Interrogative Sentence |
Question Word + Interrogative Sentence |
Ich heiße Maria. |
Heißt du Maria? |
Wie heißt du? |
Das ist Martin. |
Ist das Martin? |
Wer ist das? |
Das ist ein Computer. |
Ist das ein Computer? |
Was ist das? |
Ich wohne in Stuttgart. |
Wohnst du in Stuttgart? |
Wo wohnst du? |
Ich komme aus Italien. |
Kommst du aus Italien? |
Woher kommst du? |
Er fährt nach Kalabrien. |
Fährt er nach Kalabrien? |
Wohin fährt er? |
English:
| Declarative Sentence | Simple Interrogative Sentence |
Question Word + Interrogative Sentence |
My name is Maria. |
Is your name Maria? |
What’s your name? |
That’s Martin. |
Is that Martin? |
Who is that? |
That’s a computer. |
Is that a computer? |
What is that? |
I live in Stuttgart. |
Do you live in Stuttgart? |
Where do you live? |
I come from Italy. |
Do you come from Italy? |
Where do you come from? |
He goes to Calabria. |
Does he go to Calabria? |
Where does he go? |
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