English Grammar - Question Formation: 45 MCQs with Answers

Question Formation
English Grammar - Question Formation

English Grammar- Question Formation

Question Formation MCQ questions covering WH questions, yes/no questions and question word order in English grammar.

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Q11. Choose the correct question using the auxiliary verb: 'She is cooking dinner.'

Right Answer: Is she cooking dinner?


Explanation:

'Is she cooking dinner?' correctly uses the auxiliary 'is' inverted with the subject.

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Q12. Identify the correct question: 'They had left before we arrived.'

Right Answer: Had they left before we arrived?


Explanation:

'Had they left before we arrived?' correctly inverts the auxiliary 'had' matching the original past perfect tense.

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Q13. Choose the correct question: 'He has been working here for five years.'

Right Answer: Has he been working here for five years?


Explanation:

'Has he been working here for five years?' correctly inverts the auxiliary 'has' with the subject.

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Q14. Identify the correct question: 'They were playing football.'

Right Answer: Were they playing football?


Explanation:

'Were they playing football?' correctly inverts the auxiliary 'were' with the plural subject.

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Q15. Choose the correct question: 'She will have finished the report by Friday.'

Right Answer: Will she have finished the report by Friday?


Explanation:

'Will she have finished the report by Friday?' correctly inverts 'will' with the subject, retaining 'have finished'.

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Q16. Choose the correct subject question for: 'Ravi broke the window.'

Right Answer: Who broke the window?


Explanation:

When asking about the subject, no auxiliary 'do/does/did' is needed: 'Who broke the window?'

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Q17. Identify the correct subject question for: 'Something fell from the shelf.'

Right Answer: What fell from the shelf?


Explanation:

'What fell from the shelf?' correctly asks about the subject without an auxiliary verb.

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Q18. Choose the correct subject question for: 'Many students passed the exam.'

Right Answer: How many students passed the exam?


Explanation:

'How many students passed the exam?' correctly asks about the subject without adding an auxiliary.

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Q19. Identify the correct subject question for: 'The teacher explained the lesson.'

Right Answer: Who explained the lesson?


Explanation:

'Who explained the lesson?' correctly asks about the subject of the sentence without an auxiliary verb.

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Q20. Choose the rule for forming subject questions.

Right Answer: No auxiliary verb (do/does/did) is used since the question word itself functions as the subject.


Explanation:

When the question word is the subject, the verb keeps its original form and no auxiliary is added.

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Published: 08 September 2026 | Last Updated: 08 September 2026 |


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