Types of questions
There are two types of questions:
Yes or no questions
Wh questions
Question words
Question words are also called wh
questions because they include the
letters 'W' and 'H'.
Questio
n 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
Because I've got to get up
early
when
time
When do you go to work?
At 7:00
At 7:00
how
manner
How do you go?
By car
what
object idea or action
What do you do?
I am an engineer
A which
choice
Which one do you prefer?
The red one.
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?
like?
I like quiet songs
what time
What time did you come home?
how many
quantity
(countable)
How many students are
there?
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?
that hotel?
For two weeks.
how often
frequency
How often do you go to the
gym?
gym?
Twice a week.
how far
distance
How far is your school?
It's one mile far.
It's one mile far.
how old
age
How old are you?
I'm 16.
how
come
reason How come I didn't see at
the party?
Asking questions
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 pems?
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 (auxilary) verb
that precedes the main verb ( foe
example, can, is, are, was, were, will,
would...), add the question word and
invert the subject and the helping
(auxilary) verb.
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 (auxilary) 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 ?
If there is no helping (auxilary) verb in
the the predicate and the main verb is
not "to be", add the auxilary "do" in the
appropriate form.
Examples:
They go to the movies every Saturday.
— Where do they go to the movies?
He wakes up early . — When does he
wake up?
They sent a letter. — What did they
send?
how
come
reason How come I didn't see at
the party?
Asking questions
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 pems?
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 (auxilary) verb
that precedes the main verb ( foe
example, can, is, are, was, were, will,
would...), add the question word and
invert the subject and the helping
(auxilary) verb.
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 (auxilary) 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 ?
If there is no helping (auxilary) verb in
the the predicate and the main verb is
not "to be", add the auxilary "do" in the
appropriate form.
Examples:
They go to the movies every Saturday.
— Where do they go to the movies?
He wakes up early . — When does he
wake up?
They sent a letter. — What did they
send?
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