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    Wh-questions, also called question-word questions, are used to gather information about a topic. There are various types of wh-questions introduced by interrogative words like what, who, where, why, when, how, which, whose, and whom. These questions can ask about objects, people, places, reasons, times, manners, amounts, frequencies, distances, choices, or possessions. The structure of a wh-question involves a question word, sometimes an auxiliary verb, and the subject. Subject questions invert this order by placing the question word before the verb.

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    Wh-questions, also called question-word questions, are used to gather information about a topic. There are various types of wh-questions introduced by interrogative words like what, who, where, why, when, how, which, whose, and whom. These questions can ask about objects, people, places, reasons, times, manners, amounts, frequencies, distances, choices, or possessions. The structure of a wh-question involves a question word, sometimes an auxiliary verb, and the subject. Subject questions invert this order by placing the question word before the verb.

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    Wh-questions, also called question-word questions, are used to gather information about a topic. There are various types of wh-questions introduced by interrogative words like what, who, where, why, when, how, which, whose, and whom. These questions can ask about objects, people, places, reasons, times, manners, amounts, frequencies, distances, choices, or possessions. The structure of a wh-question involves a question word, sometimes an auxiliary verb, and the subject. Subject questions invert this order by placing the question word before the verb.

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    Wh-questions are also called question-word questions and are used to find out more
    information about a topic. The structure of a wh-question is:



    question-word +auxiliary +subject



    The wh-questions are: what, who, where, why, when, how (how much, how many,
    how long, how often, how far), which, whose and whom.

    Wh-
    question
    Kinds of information Question Answer
    What The object of a verb
    or a preposition
    Unlimited number of
    choices
    Activities
    Description (person
    or thing)
    What are you eating?
    What are you talking
    about?

    What is your favorite
    food?

    What are you writing?
    What does she look
    like?
    A chicken.
    My trip.

    Pizza!

    A letter
    She is tall and thin.
    Who Person Who are you? Im the owner of the
    house.
    Where Place Where are you from? Im from England.
    Why Reason Why are you here? Because I have an
    appointment.
    When Time When did you arrive? Five minutes ago.
    How Manner, method or
    way in which
    something is done
    How do you travel to
    work?
    By bus.
    How much Amount (uncountable) How much does it cost? Five pounds.
    How many Quantity (plural
    countable nouns)
    How many exams have
    you done?
    Ten.
    How long Duration How long have you been
    studying law?
    Three years.

    Wh questions


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    Subject questions

    When the subject of a question is the interrogative pronoun (or question word) there is no
    inversion and no auxiliary verb do in the question. These questions are called subject
    questions. Subject questions are used to ask for the identity of the subject and the
    structure of the sentence is:



    question-word +verb



    Pay attention with these wh-questions: who, what, which and whom. They can be used in
    subject questions.

    Who won the match? Alice won the match.
    What caused the accident? The storm.
    Which book is yours? This book is mine.
    Whose car is this? Its Ms.Smiths.


    How often Frequency How often do you go
    swimming?
    Twice a week.
    How far Distance How far is it to the
    theatre?
    Three kilometers.
    Which Choice (people or
    things)
    Which hat do you like? This one!
    Whose Possession Whose car is this? Its J ennys. (car can
    be omitted)
    Whom Person (object of the
    sentence)
    Whom did you see? I saw Brian.

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