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WH Question Words and their meaning

Question
How to use the word Example sentence
Word
what asking for information about anything What is your age and name?
What? I missed that can you say
what asking someone to repeat something or get confirmation it again please.
You did what?
what for asking for a reason, asking why What made you do that for?
When did you leave the office
when asking about time
yesterday?
where asking in or at what place or position Where do they live?
which asking about choice Which colour do you want?
who asking what or which person or people (subject) Who opened the door?
whom asking what or which person or people (object) Whom did you see?
Whose are these shoes?
whose asking about ownership Whose turn is it to clean the
car?
why asking for reason, asking what...for Why do you say that?
why don't making a suggestion Why don't I help you?
how asking how to do something How does this work?
how asking about someone’s or something’s condition or quality How was your test today?
how + adj or How often do you visit the
how to ask about extent or degree
adv library?
How far is Vellore from
how far distance to a certain place
Chennai?
how long length (time or space) How long should I wait?
how many quantity how many How many cars are there?
How much cash do you have in
how much quantity (uncountable)
the bank?
how old What is your age How old are you?
how come
asking for reason, asking why How come I can't see her?
(informal)

Tips to re-arrange the jumbled sentences:


1. Read all the sentences carefully to understand the theme of the passage.
2. Try to identify the topic sentence. A topic sentence is the sentence that introduces the
subject/theme of the passage. It tells the reader what the passage is about.
3. The topic sentence is usually the first sentence.
4. Try to identify the sentences that could come after the topic sentence one by one.
5. Put them in the right order.

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