Transcript Wh-Questions

Wh-Questions
What is a question?
A question is a
request for
information or
action.
When writing a
question you should
always end the
sentence with a
question mark (?).
Use of Wh-Questions
There are eight wh-questions
- what, when, where,
which, who, whom, whose
and why and to this list we
usually add how as they are
all used to elicit particular
kinds of information.
• You use what when you are
asking for information
about something.
• You use when to ask about
the time that something
happened or will happen.
• You use where to ask
questions about place or
position.
• You use which when you
are asking for information
about one of a limited
number of things.
• You use who or whom
when you are asking about
someone's identity.
• You use whose to ask about
possession.
• You use why to ask for a
reason.
• You use how to ask about
the way in which
something is done.
QUESTION WORD
USAGE
EXAMPLE
WHAT
To ask about the nature of things What color do you like?
and substances.
What time is it?
WHERE
To ask about location.
Where are you?
WHO
To ask about identity
Who is he?
WHOSE
Top ask about posession
Whose pen is this?
WHY
To ask about reason and
purpose
Why are you happy?
WHEN
To ask about time
When do you get up?
WHICH
To ask about a set of choices.
Which one do you
want?
HOW
To ask about process and
method.
How do you make
coffee?