Mistake: Wrong Word Order in Questions

Auxiliary comes before the subject.

Examples

• Where do you live? not Where you live?

Key rules

• In questions, the auxiliary verb comes before the subject: Where do you live?
• With a question word, the auxiliary still comes before the subject
• Do not use the statement word order in questions

Common mistakes

• Where you live? → Where do you live?
• What you want? → What do you want?

Use cases

• Asking questions in interviews
• Speaking with friends
• Writing survey questions