Wh question

WH QUESTION

WH QUESTIONWe use question

words to ask certain types of questions. We often refer to

them as WH words because they

include the letters WH.

WH questions as

k for information.

 They are different than 

Yes/No questions.

STRUCTURE

Question word

Verb + Answer

What is your name? My name is Lynne.

When is the party? The party is on Tuesday.

Where are you from? I'm from England.

Which is your car? The red car is mine.

Who are you? I'm Lynne.

Whose is this web site? It's mine.

Why isthis web site

here?Because it is!

How are you? I'm fine thanks.

WH   +   BE    +    SUBJECT

THERE ARE 8 DIFFERENT WH

QUESTION WORDS:Are:

WHO WHAT WHEN WHICH WHOSE WHY

HOW

WHOAsking what or which

person or people

(subject). Who is the teacher talking to? The teacher is talking to Mary.

WHATAsking for information

about something, asking for

repetition or confirmation.

What is your name? It's Peter.What do you do on Saturdays? I go to

visit my grandparents.

WHENAsking about time,

information the time something happens.

When is your birthday? It's in May.When do you have dinner? At

nine o'clock.

WHEREAsking

information or at

what place or

position. Where are my glasses? They're on your head. Where do they live?

WHICHUsed to ask for someone or something specific in a

group. Choice

between a few

possibilities.

Which woman is your mum? The woman with the blue skirt.Which flowers in the garden do

you like? I like the roses.

WHOSEUsed to ask the

owner of a particular object. To answer using

the Saxon Genitive or possessive

pronouns(mine, yours, his,

hers, its, ours, yours, theirs)

Whose coat is this? It's Susan's

Whose books are these? They're mine.

WHYUsed to ask

why something

has happened.

The reason for

something.

Why do you say that? Why is he drawing a picture?

Because he thinks it's fun.

HOWAsking about

manner, asking about

condition or quality.

How do you play “Monopoly”? Read the

rules.How are you? Fine, thanks.

THANKS