Information questions

Information questions

by Mario Medina

​Information questions

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What and which can be followed by a noun:

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What color are your eyes?​

What size shoes do you wear?​

​Which way do we go?

​Which one do you want?

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We use which when there is a limited choice:

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​Which one do you want, the red one or the

blue one?

​Which restaurant should we go to?

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We use what when there is almost unlimited choice:

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​What language do they speak in Mexico?

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What car do you drive?​

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Sometimes there is no difference :

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What/which radio stations do you listen to?

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What/which channel is the game on?​

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Multiple Choice

What and which can be followed by a:

• verb

• adverb

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

We use it when there is a limited choice:

• What

• Which

Multiple Choice

We use it when there is  unlimited choice:

• What

• Which

Multiple Choice

Sometimes there is no difference between what and which:

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• True

• False

Open Ended

Write 1 question using "what".

Open Ended

Write 1 question using "which".

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​Whose can be followed by a noun:

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​Whose book is this?

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​Whose is this book?

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​How can be followed by an adjective or an adverb:

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How tall are you?

How big is the memo​ry?

​How far is it to the station?

How often do you go to the movies?​

​How long does it take you to get ready?

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​How can be followed by much or many:

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How many rooms are there?

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How much money do you have?

Multiple Choice

It can be followed by a noun:

• Whose

• How

Multiple Choice

It can be followed by an adjective and an adverb:

• Whose

• How

Multiple Choice

_____ book is this?

• Whose

• How

Multiple Choice

_____ tall is she?

• Whose

• How

Multiple Choice

_____far is the sea?

• Whose

• How

Multiple Choice

_____best friend is going?

• Whose

• How

Open Ended

Write 1 example using "whose".

Open Ended

Write 1 example using "how".