Syntax of Question-formation A case study in a Saudi Secondary School

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Acknowledgment Praise be to Allah the Almighty for his absolute guidance. My thanks are chiefly due to Dr. Es-Sadig Yahya Abdulla- my supervisor who- in spite of being too busy- accepted to shoulder this responsibility. He showed a great deal of politeness, wisdom and patience in dealing with many shortcomings ol‘ this attempt of mine. I admit that he gave me, during this course of‘ time, whatever assistance, advice or guidance I stood in need oi‘. I am glad to say that had it not been for his conscientious supervision, this work would not have come out the way in which it occurs now. I would like to acknowledge some of the help I have had for the completion of this task. Dr. Khojali Dean of Faculty of Arts, en-Neelain University had given me so invaluable help and brotherly advice. I would like to thank him particularly. l am also very grateful to Dr. Ibraheem et-Tikaina for nominating (with Dr. Khojali) Dr. Es-Sadig as supervisor. I will never forget his sincerely words at that time and I again am glad to thank him. I am also grateful to the Director General of Nejran Educational Zone, and to the Administration of King Fahd Secondary School, the English language teachers and the students whose co-operation made this study possible. I owe a particular debt to Dr. M.Zayid who put his private library under my disposal. I am also glad to than my friends Ustaz Gasmas-Seed Hamza and Ustaz Ahmed Muhammed Khair for their help and encouragement. I am obliged to thank the librarians at the English library at the Faculty of Arts, en-Neelain University: lady Muna, Zeinab, Nahid and Nadya. l have received :1 lot ol help and encouragement from all members of my family. Now, it is time to offer them (elder and younger) all of my deepest cordial thanks and l will keep praying for them. l also olilier my thanks to lady lnsaf who didi /1/vi lj; ---9 l am grateful as before to my supervisor Dr. Es-Sadig for all he has done for me.