WH- questions (Question Words) ‘There are two main types of questions: Yes/No questions and WH- question. WH-questions are questions starting with WH-words including: what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how. Question words are used to ask about specifie qualities, times, places, people and so on. Below is a list of question words and example sentences: hones ene - - What areyou doing? What | Used to ask about things = What do you think about the fen ‘sed to ask about time ~ When will the meeting start? Whe Used to ask about time ~ When are vou leaving? Where | Used to ask aboutplaces ee = Who do youlove the mostin your Who Used to ask about people family? = Who toldyou that story? edt aka by ~ Whom did you see in the moming? Used to ask about people (object y .3,-)ir, Mark. my English teacher, of verb) ~ Whom was Jim talking to? He was ‘talking to Jack, hisnew roommate, ~ Which one do you choose? The left ‘Which | Used to ask about choices orright? - Of all the drinks in the menu, which ‘one would you like? ~ Whose penel is this? Isit yours? = Whose books are these? ~ Why did it happen? I didnt Why Used to ask aboutreasons/ causes |ynderstand. = Why is he crying? ‘Used to ask about manner/ ~ How can you explain this problem? How Please tellus. P - How can you get here? Whom Whose | Used to ask aboutpossessionI. How to form WH-questions? a. with an auxiliary Wh-word+ auxiliary + subject + main verb ..? (© Ausiliany vesbs are helping verbs (not main verbs). (© Common ausiliary verbs include be, d, have. Others are will, shall, would, can, could, ‘must, should, may, might, etc. > What do youdo fora living? > Why should we read books? > When's she coming? 2. without any auxiliary (chen WHEawords replace subjects aneads) Whword+ main ver’ > What happened to Peter? Abed cccident happened to him today. > Who won thegame? ¥ Tiowon the game, > Who gave vou this present? ‘¥ My cousin gave me this preseat.IL. Responding to WH-questions a. OWhat > what sit? v Isa table, > What coloris your dress? v It’spurple, > What is yourmom doing? She's cooking inthe Kitchen. > What do you think about the party? v Walls fun, Tike the musicbest. > What willhappen ifour teamloses this time? YY Well be cut of the same, 2, OWhen > When will the tain arive? 'Y The train ll arive in 50 minutos, > When does she get ap? She gets up ct 6am, > When did the party end? ¥ Thended before 8 pm.3. DWhere > Where do you live? v live in Washington DC. > Where are you going? v Tmgoingto the zoo. > Where's the coffee bar? ¥ If’s between the supermarket and the cinema, > Where did you leave my jacket? v left itin my bedroom, “> Where have you been? v Ivebeen in the library reading books.4. Who > Who's this? v She's my new roommate. > Who wants to be a scientist in the future? v Mysisterdoes.I don't. > Who would you like to travel with? ‘¥ Iwould like to travel with my best friend, Kim. > Who told you that secret? v Jenny did. Shetold me eversthing. > Who do youlike the mostiin this class? v [like Henry, He's sofriendly.5- Whom > Whom should we talk to? ‘Y Wo should talkto the principal. She’s responsible for student issues. > Whom did you see yasterday? v Isaw Kevin and his girlfriend, > Whom would you like to interview? ¥ Iwould like to interview MrPatrick, the director. > Whom do we have to contact? ¥ Wehave to contact the representative of that company. > Whom did you meet in front of the building last week? v That was Annie, my secretary. > Whom do you know in this dass? vv Tonly know Danny. > Whomare you going to invite? ¥ Tim going toinvite all of my dassmates6. Which > Which shirt do you like? ¥_ Ilike the one with the big yellow star on it. > Which color do you choose? v Ichoosered. > Which part do you like the most in this story? ¥ Tlove the and part when the prince came and proposed to the princess. Which is the longest river in the world? v Thet'sthe Nile, > Which one is yours? ¥ Mine is the biggest one. 7. DWhose > Whose jacket is this? v Itsmymom’s. > Whose birthday is today? v Its Jenny's. > Whose pencilis on the floor? v That's mine, > Whose team is better? ¥ Wills team is much better.8. OWhy > Why don’t we visit him now? v Isa good idea. > Why did you leave so early? ¥ Because didn't enjoy the party. > Why do you think that he loves you? v Because he's given me lots of chocolate on Valentine's day. > Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving? Y Becauseiit’sa special day. > Why cantt Igo to the cinema now? ‘¥ Because you haven't done your homework. > Why are you so late? ¥ Sony, teacher. I missed the bus.9. OHow > How's the weather? v itssunny and hot. > How did you know him? ¥ Wevwere old friends. > How's your new job? v Wsintoresting, enjoy it. > How often do you go to the movie theater? ‘¥_Isometimes go there. I'm quite busy. > How fars it from your house to school? ¥_ Not too far. I walk to school every day. > How much did it cost? v Itcost $a.question ‘what..for ‘whom function asking for information about something asking for repetition or confirmation ‘asking for a reason, asking why asking about time: ‘asking in oF at wnat place or position asking about choice asking what or which person or people (subject) asking what or which person or people (object) ‘example sentence What is your name? ‘What? | can't hear you. You did what? ‘What did you do that for? When did he leave? ‘Where do they ive? Which colour do you want? ‘Who opened the door? ‘Whom did you see?whose why dont how + agjeav how far how long how many how much, how old, how come: (informal) Reference and Further Reading asking about ownership ‘asking for reason, asking what...or making a suggestion asking about manner asking about condition or qualty asking about extent or degree distance engin (time or space) quantity (countable) quantity (uncountable) age asking for reason, asking why whose are these keys? Whose turn is it? Why do you say that? Why dor't I help you? How does this work? How was your exam? see examples below How faris Pattaya from Bangkok? How long will It take? How many cars are there? How much money do you have? How old are you? How come I cant see her? * Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar 2014 Oxford University Press + The Penguin Dictionary of English Grammar R.L Trask 2005 Penguin Books + Practical English Usage Michael Swan 2005 Oxford University Press