Question words are
used to ask what we are talking about.
Questions using question
words follow this order: Question word -
Auxiliary verb - Subject.
Here are some question words and example sentences:
|
Question
Word
What
Where
Who
Whose
Why
When
Which
How
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Usage
To ask about
the nature of things and substances.
To ask about
location.
To ask about
identity
Top ask about
posession
To ask about
reason and purpose
To ask about
time
To ask about
a set of choices.
How has several
usages, including asking about process
and method.
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Example
What color
do you like?
What time is it?
Where are you?
Who is he?
Whose pen is
this?
Why are you happy?
When do you
get up?
Which one do
you want?
How do you
make coffee?
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To make a question
with question words in the Simple Present, you
simply make a normal question, and then put
a question word in front. For example:
Now try these exercises,
using the correct question word and the correct
auxiliary verb.
