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WH- QUESTIONS

WH- QUESTIONS. PREPARED BY VIVIEN TAI. WH-QUESTIONS. WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY? WHICH? WHO? HOW?. WH- QUESTION FORMATION. In general, wh- questions are formed as follows: ‘Verb to do’ Wh + do/did/does + subject + verb e.g. Where do you work?

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WH- QUESTIONS

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  1. WH- QUESTIONS PREPARED BY VIVIEN TAI

  2. WH-QUESTIONS • WHAT? • WHERE? • WHEN? • WHY? • WHICH? • WHO? • HOW?

  3. WH- QUESTIONFORMATION In general, wh- questions are formed as follows: ‘Verb to do’ Wh + do/did/does + subject + verb e.g. Where do you work? Wh + is/am/are/was/were + subject e.g. Who is Mary? Wh + is/am/are/was/were + subject+verb(+ing) e.g. What were you doing at 10:00 last night?

  4. WHAT? WHAT is used to refer to objects or ideas in an open question; WHAT demands a NAMING response e.g. What do you want? I want to eat. What is your name? My name isVivien.

  5. WHERE? WHERE demands a LOCATION response e.g. Where is your mum? She is in the concert. Where do you live? I live in Taipo.

  6. WHEN? WHENdemands a time/date response e.g. When did you wake up this morning? I woke up at six o’clock this morning. When is your date of birth? My date of birth ison the 1st of January, 1900

  7. WHY? WHY is thought of as demanding a "cause effect" response and ‘because’ occurs e.g. Why are you crying? I am crying because I failed my test. Why did you stay up all night? I stayed up all night because I had to finish my homework.

  8. WHICH? WHICH is frequently used when there are choices available. e.g. Which colour do you like? I likeblack. Which football match are you watching? I am watchingChelsea vs. Arsenal.

  9. WHO? WHO demands a NAMING response OF A PERSON e.g. Who is the guy drinking at the corner? The guy who is drinking (Relative clause)at the corner/ He is Sam. Who are you? I amGarfield.

  10. HOW? Howdemands an explanation response, such as in How to..., How much..., How many..., etc. e.g. How many oranges do you have? I havethree oranges. How much is your hat? My hat coststhree hundred dollars.

  11. Role Play Venue: McDonalds Task: Form groups of 4-5.Use the materials given, discuss with your partners to create six sentences relate toWhat, Where, Which,Who, Why, WhenandHow. Time:2 minutes

  12. REFERENCES http://newton.uor.edu/facultyfolder/rider/questionrorms.htm http://www.hkedcity.net/ihouse_tools/ihouse.phtml?id=tll-wmm&pa= Longman express 1B

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