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    Question Words (WH questions)

    Question words are also called wh questions because they include the letters 'W'
    and 'H'.

    Question
    Meaning Examples
    words

    who person Who's that? That's Nancy.

    where place Where do you live? In Boston

    reason Why do you sleep early? Because I've


    why
    got to get up early

    when time When do you go to work? At 7:00

    how manner How do you go? By car

    what object, idea or action What do you do? I am an engineer

    which choice Which one do you prefer? The red one.

    whose possession Whose is this book? It's Alan's.

    whom object of the verb Whom did you meet? I met the manager.

    description What kind of music do you like? I like


    what kind
    quiet songs

    what time time What time did you come home?

    quantity (countable) How many students are there? There are


    how many
    twenty.

    amount, price How much time have we got? Ten


    how much
    (uncountable) minutes

    how long duration, length How long did you stay in that hotel? For
    two weeks.

    frequency How often do you go to the gym? Twice


    how often
    a week.

    how far distance How far is your school? It's one mile far.

    how old age How old are you? I'm 16.

    how come reason How come I didn't see you at the party?

    1. If you ask about the subject of the sentence, simply add the question word at the
    beginning:
    Example:
    James writes good poems. — Who writes good poems?
    2. If you ask about the predicate of the sentence (the part of a sentence which
    contains the verb and gives information about the subject), there are three options:
     If there is a helping (auxiliary) verb that precedes the main verb ( for
    example: can, is, are, was, were, will, would...), add the question word and
    invert the subject and the helping (auxiliary) verb.
    Examples:
    He can speak Chinese. — What can he speak?
    They are leaving tonight. — When are they leaving?
     If you ask about the predicate and there is no helping (auxiliary) verb and
    the verb is "to be", simply add the question word and invert the subject and
    the verb.
    Example:
    The play was interesting. — How was the play?
     If there is no helping (auxiliary) verb in the the predicate and the main verb
    is not "to be", add the auxiliary "do" in the appropriate form.
    Examples:
    They go to the movies every Saturday. — Where do they go every
    Saturday?
    He wakes up early. — When does he wake up?
    They sent a letter. — What did they send?

    Wh-Questions are also called Information Questions because we are trying to get
    some specific information from another person (not just a 'Yes' or 'No' answer).

    Who Used to identify a person. E.g. Who is she?

    What Used to identify a thing E.g. What is it?

    Used to tell two (or more)


    Which things apart. E.g. Which leg hurts?

    Where Used to identify a place. E.g. Where is Vancouver?

    When Used to identify a time. E.g. When is your birthday?

    Why Used to identify a reason. E.g. Why is she crying?

    Used to identify
    Whose possession. E.g. Whose car is that?

    Used to identify a
    What kind type/kind. E.g. What kind of dog do you have?

    Used to explain a
    How way/method. E.g. How did you make the cake?

    E.g. How long is your hair?


    Used to explain length or
    How long duration How long was your holiday?
    E.g. How far is your house from
    How far Used to identify distance. the station?

    How
    much/many/little/few Used to identify quantity. E.g. How much money do you have?

    E.g. How often do you brush


    How often Used to explain frequency. your teeth?

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