a. Q : When did they arrive?
A : Yesterday
b. Q : When will you come?
A : Next Monday.
When is used to ask questions about time.
2. WHERE
a. Q : Where is she?
A : At home.
b. Q : Where can I find a pen?
A : In that drawer.
Where is used to ask about place.
3. WHY
a. Q : Why did he leave early?
A : Because he is ill.
b. Q : Why aren't you coming with us?
A : I'm tired.
Why is used to ask about reason.
Why is used to ask about reason.
4. HOW
a. Q : How did you come to school?
A : By bus.
b. Q : How does he drive?
A : Carefully.
How generally asks about manner.
c. Q : How much money does it cost?
A : Ten dollars.
d. Q : How many people came?
A : Fifteen.
How is used with much and many.
e. Q : How old are you?
A : Twelve.
f. Q : How cold is it?
A : 5 degrees celsius.
g. Q : How soon can you get there?
A : In ten minutes.
h. Q : How fast were you driving?
A : 50 miles an hour.
i. Q : How long has he been here?
A : Two years.
j. Q : How often do you brush your teeth?
A : Twice a day.
k. Q : How far is it to Miami from here?
A : 500 miles.
How is also used with adjectives and adverbs.
5. WHO
a. Q : Who can answer the question?
A : I can.
b. Q : Who came to visit you?
A : Jane and Eric.
c. Q : Who is coming to dinner tonight?
A : Ann, Bob and Al
Who is used as the subject of a question. It refers to people.
6. WHOM
a. Q : Who(m) did you see?
A : I saw George.
b. Q : Who(m) are you visiting?
A : My relatives.
c. Q : To whom I should talk?
A : The secretary.
Whom is used as the object of a verb or a preposition. In spoken English, whom is rarely used, who is used instead.
7. WHOSE
a. Q : Whose book did you borrow?
A : David's.
b. Q : Whose key is this?
A : It's mine.
Whose asks questions about possession.
8. WHAT
a. Q : What made you angry?
A : His rudeness.
b. Q : What did Alice buy?
A : A book.
c. Q : What went wrong?
A : Everything.
d. Q : What is Mary doing?
A : reading a book.
e. Q : What kind of soup is that?
A : A bean soup.
f. Q :What color is his hair?
A : Dark brown.
What is used as an object, It refers to a thing, activity, or description of qualities.
9. WHICH
a. Q : I have two pens. Which pen do you want?
A : The blue one
b. Q : Which book should I buy?
A : That one.
c. Q : Which/what countries did he visit?
A : Peru and Chile
Which is used instead of what when a question concerns choosing from a definite or group.
c. Q : Who is coming to dinner tonight?
A : Ann, Bob and Al
Who is used as the subject of a question. It refers to people.
6. WHOM
a. Q : Who(m) did you see?
A : I saw George.
b. Q : Who(m) are you visiting?
A : My relatives.
c. Q : To whom I should talk?
A : The secretary.
Whom is used as the object of a verb or a preposition. In spoken English, whom is rarely used, who is used instead.
7. WHOSE
a. Q : Whose book did you borrow?
A : David's.
b. Q : Whose key is this?
A : It's mine.
Whose asks questions about possession.
8. WHAT
a. Q : What made you angry?
A : His rudeness.
b. Q : What did Alice buy?
A : A book.
c. Q : What went wrong?
A : Everything.
d. Q : What is Mary doing?
A : reading a book.
e. Q : What kind of soup is that?
A : A bean soup.
f. Q :What color is his hair?
A : Dark brown.
What is used as an object, It refers to a thing, activity, or description of qualities.
9. WHICH
a. Q : I have two pens. Which pen do you want?
A : The blue one
b. Q : Which book should I buy?
A : That one.
c. Q : Which/what countries did he visit?
A : Peru and Chile
Which is used instead of what when a question concerns choosing from a definite or group.
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