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    Wh- questions

    Wh- questions

     We use wh- questions for specific questions in reference


    with different actions, persons, things, etc.
     Base form of Wh- questions:

    Wh- questions (who, where, what, etc) + auxiliary verb(often)


    + subject + verb(in any time) + complement + ?
    GRAMMAR

    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?
    If you ask about the part of a sentence which
    contains the verb and gives information about the
    subject, there are three options:
    1. If there is auxiliary verb that precedes the main verb (can,
    is, are, was, were, will, would, etc.), add the question word
    and invert the subject and the auxiliary verb.
    Examples:
    He can speak Chinese. — What can he speak?
    They are leaving tonight. — When are they leaving?
    2. If you ask about the predicate and there is auxiliary verb
    and the verb is "to be", simply add the question verb and
    invert the subject and the verb.
    Example:
    The play was interesting. — How was the play?
    3. If there is auxiliary verb in 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?
    Types of question words

    Question
    words Using Examples
    person Who's that? That's Nancy.
    who
    place Where do you live? In Boston
    where
    reason Why do you sleep early? Because I've got to get
    why up early
    time When do you go to work? At 7:00
    when
    manner How do you go? By car
    how
    object, idea or What do you do? I am an engineer
    what action
    choice Which one do you prefer? The red one.
    which
    Possession Whose is this book? It's Alan's.
    whose
    object of the verb Whom did you meet? I met the manager.
    whom
    Description What kind of music do you like? I like quiet songs
    what kind
    time What time did you come home?
    what time
    countable How many students are there? There are twenty.
    how many
    uncountable How much time have we got? Ten minutes
    how much
    duration, length How long did you stay in that hotel? For two
    how long weeks.
    frequency How often do you go to the gym? Twice a week.
    how often
    distance How far is your school? It's one mile far.
    how far
    age How old are you? I'm 16.
    how old
    reason How come I didn't see you at the party?
    how come

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