Where is he? - He's over there. Over there!

There!
Where did you get that ladder from? - From the
garage.
In everyday speech Where's can combine with a
plural subject
Where s your keys? - They re here [compare
Here's > 7.59.1 ]
Where from? asks for the origin of people or things
Where are you from?/Where do you come from?
- Spain
That s a lovely vase Where's it from?
- China
13.39 'Whose...?' as a question-word
Whose ? asks about possession The possessor is
always a person
and we expect the answer to be somebody's name +
s (Kate s) or a
possessive pronoun (e g mine) When the
possession is a thing,
things, or a substance, the noun can be omitted
after Whose
Whose (umbrella) is this?- (It's) mine
Whose (umbrellas) are these? - (They're) mine
Whose (coffee) is this? - (It's) mine
When the 'possession' is a person, Whose is
followed by a noun
Whose son/daughter is (s)he? - Kate s (= Kate's
son/daughter)
Whose children are they? - The Lakers (= the
Lakers' children)
Note that questions with Whose can also be
phrased as
Whose is this (umbrella)? Whose are those
children?13 Questions, answers, negatives
13.40 'How ...?'as a question-word
13.40.1 'How much...?/How many...?'
How can combine with much to inquire about the
quantity of a
substance or the volume of a liquid [uncountable
nouns > 2.14].
How much sugar/milk do you want in your tea?
How much can combine with abstract uncountable
nouns as well:
How much time have we? How much space is
there on that shelf1
How much can also refer to cost:
How much does this cost? (i.e. How much
money?)
How can combine with many to inquire about
number (people and
things: i.e. plural countable nouns) [> 5.13]:
How many people are invited9 How many
windows are broken?
13.40.2 'How...?' + adjective or adverb
How will combine with a variety of adjectives,
some of which can also
function as adverbs, such as: big, deep, far, hard,
long, old, sharp
wide [> 7.13-14 and compare > 6.16]:
How far is it to Banbury? How far did you drive
today?
How combines more readily with adjectives
expressing a higher,