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Learning English with Day of the Dead: Culture & Grammar
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WH Questions in English
12 cards
Card 1
Question: What are WH questions in English?
Answer: WH questions are information-seeking questions that begin with a WH word (Who, What, When, Where, Why, How) and cannot be answered with a simple 'yes'
Card 2
Question: Which WH word would you use to ask about a person?
Answer: Who. It's used to ask about people.
Card 3
Question: Which WH word would you use to ask about things or activities?
Answer: What. It's used to ask about things or activities.
Card 4
Question: Which WH word do you use to ask about time (days, months, parts of the day)?
Answer: When, to ask about general time (days, months, parts of the day). Use 'What time' to ask for the exact time.
Card 5
Question: Which WH word would you use to ask about places?
Answer: Where. It's used to ask about places.
Card 6
Question: Which WH word do you use to ask for the reason behind something?
Answer: Why. It's used to ask for reasons.
Card 7
Question: Which WH word is used to ask about the manner or way of doing something?
Answer: How. It's used to ask about the way or manner in which something is done.
Card 8
Question: Basic structure of a WH question in the simple present tense with subjects I/you/we/they
Answer: Wh-word + do + subject (I/you/we/they) + base form of the verb + ? Example: Where do you study?
Card 9
Question: Basic structure of a WH question in the simple present tense with subjects he/she/it
Answer: Wh-word + does + subject (he/she/it) + base form of the verb + ? Example: Where does she work?
Card 10
Question: How to form a WH question for the exact time in the simple present tense
Answer: Use 'What time' + do/does + subject + base form of the verb. Example: What time does your class finish?