1. FRAMING QUESTIONS
This STAIR will address middle school students with a working knowledge of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, articles and conjunctions as well as an understanding of simple and compound.

2. FRAMING QUESTIONS
Making meaningful questions using interrogative pronouns and adverbs
The interrogative pronouns are: WHO,WHAT,WHOM,WHOSE,WHICH
The interrogative adverbs are: WHERE,WHEN,WHY, HOW

3. Types of Questions
1.Yes/No Questions 2. Question Word Questions 3. Alternative Questions 4. Rhetorical Questions 5. Emphatic Questions 6. Question Tags

4. Yes/No Questions
These are the questions which have ‘yes’ or ‘no’ for answers. Example: Are you going home? Yes, I am. or No, I am not.

5. Questions Word Questions
These questions may be formed by using questions words (WH words).

6. Alternative Questions
Alternative questions have more than one question in the same question. They are joined by ‘or’ Example: Is she going to Ambala or to Jaipur ? She is going to Ambala not Jaipur.

7. Rhetorical Questions
In these questions actually statements put in the form of a question for sake of emphasis or dramatic effect. Example: Do you think money grows on tress? The answer to this question would obviously be ‘no’

8. Emphatic Questions Who ever asked you to do it?
These questions are used to emphasize the felling of irritation, surprise or anger.
These are formed in 2 ways:
1. Interrogative pronoun/ Interrogative adverb + ever
2. Interrogative pronoun/ Interrogative adverb + on earth
Example:
Who ever asked you to do it?
What on earth are you doing in my office without
my permission

9. Question Tags Positive Tag , Negative Tag
A question tag is a short question added to a statement asking for either agreement or confirmation.
There are 2 types of question tags:
1. Positive Tags Negative Tags
Example:
He is good , isn’t he ?
Positive Tag , Negative Tag

10. You’ve shown your FRAMING POWER!
CONGRATULATIONS!
You’ve shown your FRAMING POWER!
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