Wh - Questions

Wh-Questions

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Abril Grisolia.​

Who, What, Which

You want to know the object,use auxiliary verbs.

Who does Abril help in the street?

She helps a beggar. ​

As you can see, beggar is the object. (who gets the action)​.

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Examples

Which country did you visit?

​I visited Chile.

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What does smart mean?​

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It means listo.​

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Who, What, Which

When the question word represents the subject, not use any auxiliary.​

Who helped Abril?

Erick helped Abril.​

As you can see, Erick is the subject. (who performs the action)​.

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Examples

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Which country exports gas?

​Venezuela exports gas.

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What happened?​

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​Something bad happened.

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​Which country exports gas?

​Venezuela exports gas.​

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What happened?​

​Something bad happened.

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Who helped Abril?​

​Erick helped Abril?

Subject

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Which country did you visit?

​I visited Chile. (in South America)

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What does smart mean?​​

It means listo.​

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Who does Abril help?​

​Abril helps a beggar.

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Sumary

If there are few options.

Which ​country exports coffee?

Which

If there are a lot of options.

Example:​

What is your name​?

Many options. ​

What

What or Which

​How many inmigrants came last week?

1000 inmigrants ​came last week.

Object

How many siblings do you have?

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I have three siblings. ​

Subject

How Many