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Wh-Questions Are Questions That Begin With One of The Eight "WH " Words
Wh-Questions Are Questions That Begin With One of The Eight "WH " Words
which, why, where and how. Questions formed with “wh ” words ask about the word or phrase the
“wh ” word replaces.
Who replaces pronouns and the names of people. When the question word is the subject, the word
order doesn't change:
When the “wh ” word replaces a word in the predicate, and the verb includes a modal (such as “can,”
“will,” “may”), a form of “to be,” or a form of the helping verb “have” the predicate and subject are
switched:
However, when the “wh ” word replaces a word in the predicate, and the verb phrase does not
contain a modal, a form of “be” or a form of the helping verb “have,” “do formation” is used:
“Do” always takes the tense of the original verb, and the verb takes the base form:
“Whose” is the possessive form of “who,” and works the same way:
The do formation is used when the verb phrase does not contain a modal, a form of “be” or a form of
the helping verb “have.”
“What” replaces any noun or noun phrase that is not a person or pronoun. Questions are formed
with “what” the same way as with “who” and “whose”:
The do formation is used when the verb does not contain a modal, a form of “be” or a form of the
helping verb “have”:
“When” replaces time specific words (adverbials of time). When a modal, a form of “be” or a form of
the helping verb “have” is used, the subject and predicate are simply switched.
The do formation is used when the verb phrase does not contain a modal, a form of “be” or a form of
the helping verb:
“Which” is used when one object among several has to be selected. “Which” replaces the specific
object identified:
The do formation is used when the verb does not contain a modal, a form of “be” or a form of the
helping verb “have.”
“Why” does not replace any specific word or phrase in a sentence. Rather, “why” asks for the
reasons an action was done. The clause in a sentence explaining “why” usually begins with
“because....” When the verb is a modal, a form of “be,” or a form of the helping verb “have,” the
subject and predicate are switched:
The do formation is used when the verb phrase does not contain a modal, a form of the verb “be” or
a form of the helping verb “have”:
“How” refers to the way, manner, or to what degree something was done; it replaces adverbs or
adverb phrases. If the verb contains a modal, a form of the verb “be” or a form of the helping verb
“have,” the subject and predicate are reversed:
“Mary is very beautiful.”
“How beautiful is Mary?”
The do formation is used when the verb is not a modal, a form of the verb “be” or a form of the
helping verb “have,”:
“John ran quickly to school”
“How did John run to school?”
Like “why,” “how” sometimes does not replace a specific word or phrase but asks for the way in
which something was accomplished. The clause in the sentence explaining “how” is usually
introduced with “by”:
“Where” refers to adverbials of place or location. If the verb contains no modal, form of the verb “be”
or form of the helping verb “have,” then the subject and predicate are switched.
Rule: 5 গণনা করা যায় এরকম ‘কত’ বু ঝায় এমন শব্দের নিচে দাগ থাকলে How many , সংখ্যায় গণনা করা যায়না
এমন ‘কত’ ও কোন কিছু র দাম বু ঝায় এমন শব্দের নিচে দাগ থাকলে How much দ্বারা Wh-Question করতে হয়।
Exqamples: There are five groups of foods in the Food Pyramid. ( Five -গণনা করা যায় এরকম ‘কত’)
Ans: Wh-Question: How many groups of foods are there in the Food Pyramid?
There is a little water in the pond. (a little-সংখ্যায় গণনা করা যায় না এমন পরিমাণ।)
Ans: Wh-Question: How much water is there in the pond?
Rice is 60 taka per kg.(দাম কত)
Ans: Wh- Question: How much is rice per kg?
Rule:6 সময় /কখন -বু ঝায় এমন শব্দের নিচে দাগ থাকলে When দ্বারা Question করতে হয়।
Examples:
Andy will go to the Saint Martin’s Island next month.(কখন)
? Island Ans:Wh-Question: When will Andy go to the SaintMartin’s?
Rule:7 স্থান / জায়গার নাম বু ঝায় এমন শব্দের নিচে দাগ দেয়া থাকলে Where দ্বারা Wh-question তৈরি করতে
হয়.
Examples:
Saikat lives in an apartment in Bogra.(কোথায়)
Ans:Wh-Question: Where does Saikat live?
Rule:8 কেন / কী কারণে / কী জন্য/ কিসের জন্য বু ঝায় এমন শব্দের নিচে দাগ দেয়া থাকলে Why দ্বারা Wh-
Question করতে হয়।
Examples:
Sima did not go to school for her illness.(কেনো)
Ans: Wh-Question: Why did Sima not go to school?
Or, Why didn’t Sima go to school?
I eat balanced diet because I want to be happy. (কেনো)
Ans: Wh-Question :Why do you eat balanced diet?
Rule:9 কোনটি/ কোনগুলো বু ঝায় এমন শব্দের নিচে দাগ থাকলে Which দ্বারা Wh-Question করতে হয়।
Examples:
I like blue pen. (কোনটি)
Ans: Wh- Question: Which pen do you like?
(Like শব্দটি s/es ছাড়া Present Tense হওয়ায় ‘do’ আনা হয়েছে।)
Saikat’s favourite cartoons are Muto Patlo, Tom & Jerry and Ninja.( কোনগুলো)
Ans: Wh-Question: Which are Saikat’s favourite cartoons?
(*** এই নিয়মটির ক্ষেত্রে What দিয়ে ও Wh-Question তৈরি করা যায়।)
Rule:10
a) কোন ব্যক্তি কী করেন/কী কাজ করেন /কোন লোকের পেশা -বু ঝায় এমন শব্দের নিচে দাগ থাকলে What দিয়ে Wh-
Question করতে হয়।
Example: Raju is a firefighter. (কী করেন)
Ans: Wh-Question: What is Raju?
b) কোন ধরনের/ কোন প্রকারের/ কী রকম -বু ঝায় এমন শব্দের নিচে দাগ থাকলে What kind of/ What kinds of (বহু বচনের
সময়) দিয়ে Wh-Question করতে হয়।
Examples: The hare was the fastest animal in the forest. (কোন ধরনের)
Ans: Wh-question: What kind of animal was the hare in the forest?
Vegetables, fruits and bread are healthy food items. (কী রকম)
Ans: Wh- Question: What kinds of food items are vegetables, fruits and bread?
c) কী/ কোন কিছু র তথ্য -বু ঝায় এমন শব্দের নিচে দাগ থাকলে What দিয়ে Wh-Question করতে হয়।
Examples: Nasreen likes ice-cream with chocolate. (কী)
Ans: Wh-Question: What does Nasreen like?
Making Wh questions
April 9, 2017skylarkedu
W/h question begins with some specific words like who, which, what, when, where,
why, how, whom, how much, how many. These are known as ‘WH’ questions.
Question words are also called wh questions because they include the letters ‘W’ and
‘H’.
Question
words Meaning Examples
whom object of the verb Whom did you meet? I met the manager.
amount, price
how much (uncountable) How much time have we got? Ten minutes
how long duration, length How long did you stay in that hotel? For
two weeks.
how far distance How far is your school? It’s one mile far.
how come reason How come I didn’t see you at the party?
When did he leave? Why did you choose to keep your child? How did it get so late
so soon? Where do you want to go today? Where do you work? When does she
wake up? Whom did you see? How does this work? When did Nina sleep well?
What did you do then? What would you like to eat? Who/whom/what do you want
to see? What will he say? Who/whom/what did you see? About who/whom/what
are you speaking? What do you mean? Who do you think is right?
Who wants to save the world? What is the use of a house? Are you a good witch or
a bad witch? Why is a raven like a writing-desk? Who is your brother? Where are
you from? Who is that man? When is your class? Are you from Canada? Whose are
these keys? Who is knocking at the door? What is your phone number? Who came
here in the morning? Which/what is better – wisdom or riches? What is a continent?
Who knows the answer?
How was it done well? Why is it shown to him? What is it meant? When has the
glass been broken? How is she informed tonight? Why can he be called today?
What was he asked for? When have you been seen by me? How am I helped? By
who/whom was this book written?
Whose turn is it? Which colour do you want? How much wealth do you need?
Which book have you lost that you are searching? Which book do you like? Which
offer did he choose? What kind of place do you live in? Which painting do you like
the best? Whose parents are coming to the meeting tomorrow? What time must we
be there? What kind of music do you listen to? How much money do you have?
Make Wh questions from the given sentences (by using Who, What, When, Where,
Why, Which and How). Student will make question with the underlined word.
(Competency based)