**** Short Technique Of Wh Question ****
Question words
|
Meaning
|
Examples
|
who
|
person
|
Who's
that? That's Nancy.
|
where
|
place
|
Where
do you live? In Boston
|
why
|
reason
|
Why
do you sleep early? Because I've 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.
|
what kind
|
description
|
What
kind of music do you like? I like quiet songs
|
what time
|
time
|
What
time did you come home?
|
how many
|
quantity
(countable)
|
How
many students are there? There are twenty.
|
how much
|
amount, price (uncountable)
|
How
much time have we got? Ten minutes
|
how long
|
duration,
length
|
How
long did you stay in that hotel? For two weeks.
|
how often
|
frequency
|
How
often do you go to the gym? Twice 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?
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?
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 verb and invert the subject and the verb.
Example:
The play was interesting. — How was the play?
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?
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?
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