WH Questions

WH Questions

What

Why

When

Where

Who

Which

How

WH QUESTIONS

A WH question in English is a request for information.

Wh- questions usually start with a word beginning with wh-, but "how" is also included. The wh- words are: what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why, and how.

How to create a WH question?

WH Question + main verb + subjetc + complement + ?

What is your name?

Where is your office?

When is your birthday?

What: It's used to ask for information about something or to confirm something

• What is the most important day of the year?

• What? I can’t understand what you said.

• What is your name?

We add the word "for" when we ask for the reason of something

• What are you waiting for?

• What did you do that for?

Who: It's used to refer to people, to discover the subject of the action

• Who is your teacher?

• Who brought the camera?

• Who is it?

Whose: We use whose to ask who owns something.

• Whose bag is this?

• Whose sunglasses are these?

• Whose bike is this?

Which: It's used to ask for an option, when there is a choice to make

• Which car will you buy?

• Which phone did you get?

• Which do you prefer? tea or coffee?

Where: It's used to ask for a place or position where something is located

• Where is the library?

• Where are my keys?

When: We will use this to ask for a time when something happened, it is not very specific, but it covers days, months, years, short moments of the day

• When did they mention the winners?

• When did you cook the cake?

Why: It's used to ask for the reason of something

• Why did you say so?

• Why are you here?

How: It's used to describe the process so another person can understand.

• How do you tie a shoelace?

• How do you download a video from Youtube?