HOW TO ASK QUESTION IN ENGLISH

HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

by Tran Phuong

​HERE ARE THE WH - QUESTIONS

1. ​What is for asking about something (what is that?)

2. ​When is for asking about a time (when do you get up?)

3. ​Where is for asking about a place (where are you from?)

4. ​Why is for asking about a reason (why are you happy?)

5. ​Who is for asking about a person (who is your mom?)

​WHO

​WHO is only used when referring to people. (= I want to know the person)

• ​Who is the best student in the class?

  Who are your best friends?

​WHAT

​WHAT is used to refer to specific information. (= I want to know the thing)

• ​What is that?

• ​What is your name?

• ​What color is it?

​WHEN

​WHEN is used to refer to a time or an occasion. (= I want to know the time)

• ​When do you get up?

• ​When is your birthday?

• ​When does class starts?

​WHERE

​WHERE is used when referring to a place or location. (= I want to know the place)

• ​Where do you live?

• ​Where is your school?

• ​Where are you from?

​WHY

​WHY is used to obtain an explanation or a reason. (= I want to know the reason)

• ​Why are you crying?

• ​Why are you late?

• ​Why do you love me?

​WHICH

​WHICH is used to ask about choice

• ​Which dish did you order – the pizza or hamburger?

• ​I have 2 t- shirts here? which one do you like? Red or blue

• ​Which is better - this one or that one?

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