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In this section
demonstrative pronouns and question words have been used for animate subjects,
alongwith the f.mp3s of copular verb.
Question
words used with animate subjects
Following question words are used
with animate subjects agreeing with the subject in number and gender:
Yes-no answer
type questions
'Yes-no' answer type
questions are f.mp3ed by adding interrogative particle -a: to the
(copular) verb. When this particle is added, the preceding vowel, if any, gets
deleted. E.g.
Short answers to such questions can either be a:
'yes' or  'no'. These short
answers may optionally be followed by a complete statement as in the following
examples:
Negation
The negative particle 
'not' is added after the copular verb in the negative statement.
Honorific
titles
The honorific titles 
(Hindi-Urdu sa:hib) and ji: are added with the names of persons
for indicating respect or politeness. Whereas
is added generally to the surnames of both Hindus and Muslims, ji: is
added to the first (and middle) names of Hindus only.
Both
and ji: are used with the professional titles of persons belonging
to both communities. E.g.
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