Question

Frame a meaningful sentence from the given words:
(why/Sue/working/isn’t/today) ________________
a. Why Sue isn’t working today?
b. Why isn’t Sue working today?
c. Why today Sue isn’t working?
d. Sue isn’t working today Why?

Answer 1

Hint: The structure to form interrogative question –
‘Wh-’ question + auxiliary/helping verb + Subject + verb (main verb) + Rest of the sentence (if any) + ?

Complete answer:
There are two types of questions in English Grammar – Question beginning with WH- question word and questions whose answers are in Yes/NO format.
The given statement forms a ‘Wh-’ question. Examples of Wh-’ questions:
- Why are you doing this?
- Where is she going?
- What did he do?
- When did your pain start?
- Why don’t you go to a doctor?

> In option a ‘Why Sue isn’t working today?’, the subject is placed before the helping word which is the wrong format to create a ‘Wh-’ question. So, this option is the incorrect option.

> In option b ‘Why isn’t Sue working today?’, all the elements are placed in the correct order as per the structure of the ‘Wh-’ question. So, this option is the correct option.

> In option c ‘Why today Sue isn’t working?’, the additional information and the subject are placed before the helping verb which is incorrect. Thus, this option is incorrect.

> In option d ‘Sue isn’t working today Why?’, the question starts like a statement and maintains no format of the way a question is formed. So, this option is also incorrect.

Note: The ‘Wh-’ questions always begin with ‘Wh-’. If that doesn’t happen, that transforms into a Yes/No question. But never does the term ‘Wh-’ is placed later in the sentence.