Difference between "where is he from" and "where he is from" [closed]
what will be the question of he is from the USA? Is it "where he is from?"/"where is he from?". And why is it so?
To convert the statement
- He is from the USA.
into a Yes/No question, one
- moves the first auxiliary verb (is in this example; all forms of be are auxiliaries)
to a position before the subject noun phrase (he in this example), and - adds a question intonation if speaking, or a question mark if writing.
So the result is
- Is he from the USA?
That's an actual question; if you say it, you're requesting the addressee to give you information.
However, Yes/No questions can also be signalled just by the intonation in a simple sentence.
This is mostly done in speech, so He is sounds wrong, since pronouns are usually contracted.
You could just say
-
He's from the USA?
(with the question intonation -- it can't be left out)
and folks will generally interpret it as a Yes/No question.
If you want to make a Wh-question, first you make a Yes/No question,
then you select the appropriate Wh-word for the word you're questioning,
and then you put that Wh-word at the beginning of the question, and delete the part it questions.
- He is from the USA.
- Is he from the USA? (Y/N question; the USA is what you're questioning)
- Where is he from? (where is the appropriate Wh-word for the USA, which is deleted)