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WH Question Words
We use question words to ask certain types of questions
(question word questions).
We often refer to these words as WH words because they include
the letters WH (for example WHy, HoW).
asking for repetition or confirmation What? I can't hear you.
You did what?
asking about condition or quality How was your exam?
Contributor: Josef Essberger
Reference and Further Reading
Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar 2014 Oxford University Press
The Penguin Dictionary of English Grammar R.L.Trask 2005 Penguin Books
Practical English Usage Michael Swan 2005 Oxford University Press
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