English as a Second Language/please guide
Hi Amy....Amy please tell me the basic difference between framing/making questions with auxiliary verbs/modal verbs and the word 'what'.
What do you want?
Do you want anything?
What is the fundamental concept here ? To me these two sentences convey the same meaning but still is there any difference?
We frame questions using can, could,may, will, would, shall, should but what, why, how, when are used too.I want to know when we use do/did/does and when we use what/why
In the example you have provided, the first sentence is more demanding, more direct, while the second is a more polite request.
The topic of asking questions is a very vast one and I would have to write pages to cover all aspects.
This page talks about the use of do/does when asking questions:
The page below details the use of "did":
What and why - here you have a few pages about those:
I hope this helps.