change the following sentences into interrogative sentence. she was washing clothes.
The correct answer and explanation is:
The correct interrogative form of the sentence “She was washing clothes” is:
“Was she washing clothes?”
To form an interrogative sentence, the auxiliary verb (helping verb) “was” is moved to the front of the subject “she.” In the original statement, “She was washing clothes” is a declarative sentence where the subject “she” comes first, followed by the auxiliary verb “was,” and then the main verb “washing” along with the object “clothes.”
An interrogative sentence is a question. To create one, the structure needs to be adjusted to invert the subject and auxiliary verb. This inversion is a key characteristic of forming a question in English, especially in sentences that use auxiliary verbs such as “is,” “was,” “will,” and “have.”
For example, in the statement “She is eating dinner,” the question form would be “Is she eating dinner?” Similarly, in “They have completed the project,” the interrogative would be “Have they completed the project?” This structure allows the sentence to shift from a statement to a question, signaling that an answer is expected.
The main verb in the sentence “washing” remains in its present participle form, as it does not change in interrogative sentences with continuous tenses. The auxiliary verb is what changes position to form the question, while the rest of the sentence structure stays the same.