MATERIAL DE APOYO SESION 4

WH- Questions words: who, what, where, when, why. WHO > Se utiliza para
preguntar por alguien y significa "quién" o "quienes"
When used as determiners, what, which, or whose can be used to ask
questions:

 about nouns
 What book are you reading?
 Which plane is he catching?
 Whose jacket is this?
 or about the pronoun one or ones.
 Which one would you like?
 Which ones did Ruth want?

 The determiner which can be used in questions about selecting. It can also
be used together with the preposition of for the same purpose.

 Which colour shall we use?

 Which book sells the most copies?
 Which of these colours shall we use?
 Of all your novels,which of them did you enjoy writing the most?

 The determiner whose asks about possession with reference to a person as

the possessor.

 Whose mother did you say she was?

 Whose bag is this?

WH- adverbs
The adverb WH- words, when, where, how, and why, always make the
sentence follow the interrogative word order.

 When asks about time.

 When will they arrive?
 When shall I see you again?
 Where asks about place.
 Where are you going?
 Where have you been?
 Where is your coat?
 How asks about manner.
 How did you get here? – We came by train.
 How does this thing work?

 Why asks about reasons and purpose. Questions with why are usually
answered with a clause containing because to express reason, or with
the to infinitive to express purpose.

 Why is the baby crying? – Because she’s hungry.

 Why are you saving your money? – To buy a bike.

 How much implies reference to a quantity; how many implies reference

to an amount or a countable number of things but may leave out the noun
referred to.

 How much money did they take? – All of it.

 How much does it cost? – £4.20.
 How many packs do you want? – Twelve, please.
 How many do you want? – Twelve, please.

 How can also be used with adjectives such as old, big, far, or with
adverbs such as often, soon, quickly to ask about degree, rate, or timing.

 How far is it to the station? – About five kilometres.

 How often does he come? – Not very often.