WH-
QUESTIONS
QuestionWord
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Function
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Example
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what
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asking for information about
something
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What are you doing
?
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asking for repetition or
confirmation
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What? I can't hear you.
You did what? |
|
what...for |
asking for a reason, asking why
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What did you do ?
|
when
|
asking about time
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When did he get married?
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where
|
asking in or at what place or
position
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Where do you live?
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which
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asking about choice
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Which colour do you like?
|
who
|
asking what or which person or
people (subject)
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Who are you?
|
whom
|
asking what or which person or
people (object)
|
Whom did you call last
night?
|
whose
|
asking about ownership
|
Whose are these books?
Whose turn is it? |
why
|
asking for reason, asking
what...for
|
Why do you love me?
|
why don't
|
making a suggestion
|
Why don't I help you?
|
how
|
asking about manner
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How does this work?
|
asking about condition or quality
|
How was your english test?
|
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how + adj/adv
|
asking about extent or degree
|
see examples below
|
how
far
|
Distance
|
How far is your home from here?
|
how
long
|
length (time or space)
|
How long will it take?
|
how
many
|
quantity (countable)
|
How many house are there?
|
how
much
|
quantity (uncountable)
|
How much money do you want?
|
how
old
|
Age
|
How old are you?
|
how come (informal)
|
asking for reason, asking why
|
How come I can't see her?[1]
|
When?
Where?
Who?
Why?
How?
What?
|
Time
Place
Person
Reason
Manner
Object/Idea/Action
|
Which (one)?
Whose?
Whom?
How much?
How many?
How long?
How often?
How far?
What kind (of)?
|
Choice of
alternatives
Possession
Person (objective
formal)
Price, amount
(non-count)
Quantity (count)
Duration
Frequency
Distance
Description
|
YES/NO QUESTIONS
Yes No questions are
questions that do not take a question word such as 'what', 'when', 'where',
etc. Yes No questions are used to check information, ask for a confirmation and
check facts. Here are some examples:
Do you live in Seattle?
Was he late for work yesterday?
Are you coming to the meeting tomorrow?
Was he late for work yesterday?
Are you coming to the meeting tomorrow?
Yes No questions are
generally answered with Yes No answers that include an auxiliary verb. Here are
some examples:
Do you live in Seattle? - Yes, I do.
Did he go to work yesterday? - Yes, he did.
Are you coming to the meeting tomorrow? - No, I'm not.
Did he go to work yesterday? - Yes, he did.
Are you coming to the meeting tomorrow? - No, I'm not.
Notice that Yes answers include the subject
and the full auxiliary verb:
Are they working on that report? - Yes, they
are.
Have you ever visited Paris? - Yes, I have.
Will you help me? - Yes, I will.
Have you ever visited Paris? - Yes, I have.
Will you help me? - Yes, I will.
No answers include the
auxiliary verb plus not and often employs the short form (contraction):
Do they live in Chicago? - No, they don't.
Is she watching TV? - No, she isn't.
Did we get the contract? - No, we didn't.
Is she watching TV? - No, she isn't.
Did we get the contract? - No, we didn't.
No.
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Tenses
|
Form
|
Example
|
1
|
Present
|
Verbal :
Do / Does + S + V1+o/c?
Nominal : am/is/are+s+o/c?
|
Verbal: Do you work to be a success?
Nominal: is he a teacher?
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2
|
Present continuous
|
Am / Is / Are + S + V1+
ing?
|
Are you going to library?
|
3
|
Present perfect
|
Have / Has + S + V3+o/c?
|
Has she made this fried chicken?
|
4
|
Present ferfect continous
|
Have/has+s+been+v1-ing+o/c?
|
Have you been able to reach anne on phone yet?
|
5
|
Past
|
Verbal : did+s+V1+o/c?
Nomina:was/were+s+o/c?
|
Verbal: did you see my phone?
Nominal:were they a boyband?
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6
|
Past continous
|
was/were+s+v1-ing+o/c?
|
Was you playing a game?
|
7
|
Past perfect
|
verbal: had+s+v1+o/c?
Nominal:
had+s+been+v1+o/c?
|
Verbal: Had my parent live in bandung since my grandma died?
Nominal: had the paint been attract the attantion of many people?
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8
|
Past ferfect continous
|
Had+s+been+v1-ing+o/c?
|
Had it been storming a while because the weatheris clearly?
|
9
|
Present future
|
verbal:
will/shall+s+v1+o/c?
nominal: will/shall+s+be+o/c?
|
Verbal: Will you keep your wishes if you feel uncomportable?
Nominal: Will ana be here too for party werkend?
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10
|
Future continous
|
Will/shall+s+be+verb1-ing+o/c?
|
Will you be sleeping until he come?
|
11
|
Present future perfect
|
Verbal:Will/shall+s+have+v3+o/c?
Nominal:
will/shall+s+have+been+o/c?
|
Verbal: will they have finished their homework by tomorrow? Nominal: will
he have been at home by the dinner time?
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12
|
Present future perfect continous
|
Will/shall+s+have+been+v1+o/c?
|
Will the student have been work without their teacher at the time?
|
13
|
Past future
|
Verbal : should/would+s+v1+o/c?
Nominal :
should+would+s+be+o/c?
|
Verbal: would you please calll my mother tonight?
Nominal:
|
14
|
Past future continous
|
should/would+s+be+v1-ing+o/c?
|
When your mother cooked, Should you
be helping her busy to nine yesterday morning?
|
15
|
Past future perfect
|
Nominal:
should/would+s+have+been+o/c?
Verbal :
should/would+s+have+v3+o/c?
|
Nominal: should he been here yesterday
Verbal: would anna have finished
her collage?
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16
|
Past future perfect countinous
|
should/would+s+have+been+v1-ing+o/c?
|
Would they have been climbing a big montain last year?
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MODALS
Can we stay?
|
Yes (we can stay).
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Could this be true?
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Yes (it could be true).
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Should they stop?
|
No (they shouldn't).
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May I help you?
|
Yes (you may).
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Will it rain?
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No (it won't rain).
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Would you go with me?
|
Yes (I would).
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Remember: When asking a question
with do or a modal verb, the main verb remains in the infinitive
without to.
Incorrect
|
Correct
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Do you drink coffee?
|
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Does she work here?
|
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Can I go with you?
|
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Should we email her?
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However, if there are two verbs in
the infinitive after do, the second infinitive must use to.
Incorrect
|
Correct
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Do you want to drink coffee?
|
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Does she like to work here?
|
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Did you need to go home?
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Remember: It's impossible to ask a
yes/no question without an auxiliary verb.
Does he know your phone number?
|
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Are they returning today?
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*
Yes/no questions with the verb be are created by moving the verb be to the
beginning of the sentence. In other words the subject and the verb change their
positions in statements and questions.