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WH - Questions

WH - Questions. Getting Information. Bridget Green Grammar MFWI 2006; based on Douglas Griffith. First,. Explain how to make Yes/No questions in English to another person. Inversion of subject and auxiliary!. BE, HAVE, MODALS, or DO. Asking Questions.

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WH - Questions

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  1. WH - Questions Getting Information Bridget Green Grammar MFWI 2006; based on Douglas Griffith

  2. First, Explain how to make Yes/No questions in English to another person. Inversion of subject and auxiliary! BE, HAVE, MODALS, or DO

  3. Asking Questions There are two kinds of questions in English: • Yes/No questions • Information questions

  4. Like this… Yes/No questions Are you happy? Yes, I am. Information questions Why are you happy? I’m happy because I love studying grammar. Yes/No questions have a ‘rising’ intonation. Information questions have a ‘falling’ intonation.

  5. Worksheet… Talk with a partner It’s important to work together! Make noise! Ask each other questions!

  6. Next, • ___________________ Yes. (I have a sister.) • ___________________ No. (I can’t write kanji.) • ___________________ Yes. (I have been to Osaka!) • ___________________ Yes. (I am married.) • ___________________ No. (I wasn’t born yesterday.) • ___________________ Yes. (I like Japanese food.) • ___________________ Yes. (Peggy’s husband is handsome.) Practice making Yes/No questions.

  7. Check your answers… Inversion of subject and auxiliary. • Do you have a sister? Yes. (I have a sister.) • Can you write kanji? No. (I can’t write kanji.) • Have you been to Osaka? Yes. (I have been to Osaka!) • Are you married? Yes. (I am married.) • Were you born yesterday? No. (I wasn’t born yesterday.) • Do you like Japanese food Yes. (I like Japanese food.) • Does James also teach English? Yes. (James also teaches English.)

  8. who what when where why whose which how how + adj (how tall, how old, etc) how + adv (how quickly, how soon, etc) how often how far how long how many how much Question Words

  9. Which question words? Johnny Depp who actor what in Spokane where when this week why because I’m tired very beautifully how how long since she was very young

  10. Which question words? mine whose 300 miles how far/how many miles three how many how long two hours why to go sightseeing Yuko’s whose how much/how many a lot

  11. Jin is cute. What’s the Yes/No question?

  12. Is Jin cute? Yes, he is. What’s the Yes/No question?

  13. Jin is going. What’s the Yes/No question?

  14. Is Jin going? Yes, he is. What’s the Yes/No question?

  15. Q: ______________ A: To Hawaii. What’s the information question? Whereis he going?

  16. Q: ______________ A: Next week. What’s the information question? Whenis he going?

  17. Q: ______________ A: To get married. What’s the information question? Whyis he going?

  18. Q: ___________________ For What’s the information question? How longis he going for? A: two weeks.

  19. Q: __________________ A: With What’s the information question? Whois he going with? his fiancée. Withwhom is he going?

  20. Is he going? Yes, he is. 1. Where is he going? To Hawaii. 2. Why is he going? To get married. 3. When is he going? Next week. 4. How long is he going for? For two weeks. 5. Who is he going with? With his fiancée. Check your answers… • Is he going? Yes, he is. • 1. Where is he going? To Hawaii. • 2. Why is he going? To get married. • 3. When is he going? Next week. • 4. How long is he going for? For two weeks. • 5. Who is he going with? With his fiancée.

  21. To make an information question… So… Add… …to the yes/no question aux + S + main Wh- Is Jin going? is Jin going?

  22. There are a few little things to remember… Remember this one. . . Subject? Object? Q: ______________________ A: His fiancee. What’s the question?

  23. WHO? Q: Whois he visiting? Short answer: His fiancée. Long answer: He is visiting his fiancée. Object

  24. WHO? WHAT? Q: Whois he visiting? Long answer: He is visiting his fiancée. Object When you ask a who or what question about the object, it is the same. Who/What/Which + [aux v + S + main v]

  25. BUT… Q: _____________________? Long answer: He is visiting his fiancée. SUBJECT IF the question is about the subject, then you use who or what as a pronoun. Whois visiting his fiancée?

  26. SO… IF the question is about the subject, then you replace the subject with who or what. Who is going with his fiancée? He is going with his fiancée. Jin is. A: ______ SUBJECT

  27. PRACTICE IF the question is about the subject, then you use who or what as a pronoun. Sushi tastes good. My sister and my mother are good cooks. Tourists from Japan will be arriving soon. What tastes good? Who are good cooks? Who will be arriving soon? SUBJECT

  28. Ask questions… Vanessa Paradis Johnny Depp

  29. BE CAREFUL… Subject or Object? Subject Johnny loves Vanessa. Johnny loves Vanessa. Object

  30. What’s the question? Subject or Object? Johnny loves Vanessa. Johnny loves Vanessa. Who loves Vanessa? Who does Johnny love? SUBJECT Who acts like a pronoun… Object Wh- + [aux v + S + main v]

  31. What’s the short answer? Subject or Object? Who loves Vanessa? Johnny does. Johnny loves. Who does Johnny love? Vanessa. Vanessa does. Vanessa loves.

  32. Mel kicked Al. 2. Mel kicked Al. Who did Mel kick? Who kicked Al? Practice again… Subject or Object? What’s the question? Object Subject

  33. Al. Mel did. Who did Mel kick? Who kicked Al? Practice again… What’s the short answer?

  34. I saw something. I saw someone. He saw me. Johnny Depp came. This hat is mine. They can run very fast. They can run very fast. I love him. Homestay is great! Asking questions is good for your English. Make questions… What did you see? Who did you see? Who saw you? Who came? Which hat is yours? Who can run very fast? How fast can they run? Who do you love? What is great? What is good for your English?

  35. To ask someone’s opinion, we say… How do you feel about something ? What do you think about something ? Some problems… How do you think about something ? What do you feel about something ?

  36. Ever is only used in questions and negatives… Have you ever been to Osaka? Some problems… I have ever been to Osaka. I haven’tever been to Osaka. (=never) I have never been to Osaka. I have been to Osaka once.

  37. Embedded questions… He isgoing home. Where ___________? I don’t know ______________. Some problems… is he going Question order aux subject where he isgoing This is not a question. Not question order. aux subject

  38. Where is he going? What was she doing? How could you do it? Who is he going to marry? I don’t know where heis going. I’m not sure _____________. I have no idea _____________. I wonder _____________. Practice Embedded Questions

  39. Where is he going? What was she doing? How could they do it? Who is he going to marry? I don’t know where he is going. I’m not sure what she was doing. I have no idea how they could do it. I wonder who he is going to marry. Practice Embedded Questions

  40. Homework: 2 (or more?) Grammar cards Key words: Wh- questions subject questions object questions embedded questions Homework Handout… Check this week’s homework in the library. That’s it…

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