Use of ‘Is’: Questions about the State of Being

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Now, let us see how to form a question using 'is'.

We shall see how to form a question to ask about the present state of being.

Formation of a question

We should form a question as;

  •   Is + Subject (he/ she/ it/any third person,singular noun)  + remaining words + question mark?

Here are some examples. The formation is as above.

Have a look-

  1. Is she a girl? 
  2. Is he a boy? 
  3. Is Sarika happy? 
  4. Is Balu so tired?
  5. Is she bored? 
  6. Is he a peaceful person? 
  7. Is Sameer present? 
  8. Is she so happy?
  9. Is he extremely sorry? 
  10. Is my brother surprised? 
  11. Is her sister sad? 
  12. Is she thirsty? 
  13. Is he frightened? 
  14. Is she eighteen years old? 
  15. Is Nayana seventeen? 
  16. Is he an old person? 
  17. Is the teacher angry?
  18. Is he mischievous? 
  19. Is his father a tragic person? 
  20. Is her mother superstitious? 
  21. Is she innocent? 
  22. Is Saumya helpful? 
  23. Is he active? 
  24. Is she very helpful? 
  25. Is Anand talented? 
  26. Is he handsome? 
  27. Is she adamant? 
  28. Is the motorman very cautious?
  29. Is he a comic person? 
  30. Is Sameer a loyal person? 

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