Was my mother a housewife?一般疑问句实际上也是一种倒装句。它把系动词或者助动词，情态动词前置形成一种部分倒装，dao达到一种强调的目的。
Was my mother housewife?
My mother was a housewife.改为一般疑问句：Is your mother a housewife?
