|
1. WH-question |
| Where |
à
ask about places. |
Where is he? At home. |
| When |
à
ask about times and dates. |
When will you phone? At 6
o'clock |
| Why |
à
ask about a reason. |
Why are they leaving? They
are tired. |
| How |
à
ask in what way. |
How will she get here? By
taxi. |
| Who |
à
ask about people |
Who are you going to visit?
My sister. |
What
|
à
ask about things
(many possible answers). |
What's your father's job?
He's a dentist. |
Which
|
à
ask about things
(small number of possible answers). |
Which finger did you break?
My ring finger. |
| |
| 2.
Word order |
| Most
wh-questions begin with a question word + an auxiliary verb +
the subject |
|
Question word |
Auxiliary |
Subject |
Verb |
|
|
| What |
is
|
Brian |
doing? |
|
|
| Where |
have |
you |
put
|
the
book? |
|
| When |
can
|
we
|
travel
|
safely? |
|
| How |
does |
the
radio |
work? |
|
|
|
| |
| 3.
Prepositions with wh-questions |
Prepositions (to,
about, with, from, ...) usually go at the end. Here are some
examples:
- Where are you from?
- Who do these books belong to?
- What are you talking about?
- Who are you going with? |