WH
QUESTION/INFORMATION QUESTION
ü WH
QUESTIONS begin with question word.
ü The
question words are:
1)
Who à is
used as the subject in a question.
Example:
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Information
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Someone
came.
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Susan
is listening the music.
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Question
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Who
came?
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Who
is listening the music?
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Answer
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Someone.
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Susan.
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Exercise:
1. Marry
buys
a new bag.
2. Alice
saw
John.
3. The
police
is talking to the old man.
4. Tom has
talked about his problems.
2)
Whom à is
used as the object in the question. Whom is used in formal English.
Example:
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Information
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I see someone.
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Mother
has called me.
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Question
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Whom
do you see?
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Whom
has mother called?
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Answer
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Someone.
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Me.
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Exercise:
1) The
teacher looks at the students.
2) Alice
saw John.
3) The
police is talking to the old man.
4) They
have visited their friends.
3)
What à can
be used as either the subject or the object in the question.
Example:
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Information
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Something
happened.
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I
have bought a car.
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Question
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What happened?
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What
have I bought?
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Answer
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Something.
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A
car.
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Exercise:
1) I
want a book.
2) She
bought a new book.
3) They
are studying.
4) We
have finished our homework.
5) The window broke.
4)
Where à is
used to ask about place or locations
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Information
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I have gone to Bandung.
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I
bought this bag in a new shop.
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Question
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Where
have you gone?
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Where
did you buy this bag?
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Answer
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Bandung
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Exercise:
1) She
goes to library.
2) They
studied in vocational school.
3) They
are playing in the yard.
4) She
has stayed in Bandung for six years.
5)
Why à is
used to ask about the reason.
Example:
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Information
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I
did not come yesterday because I was sick.
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Question
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Why
didn’t you come yesterday?
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Answer
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Because
I was sick.
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Exercise:
1) Julia
came late because she missed the bus.
2) I
have hired him because he is so smart.
3) Sam
is studying because he will have an examination.
4) She
does not call you because she hates you.
6)
When à is
use to ask about time.
Example:
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Information
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I
went to Bandung last year.
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Question
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When
did you go to Bandung?
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Answer
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Last
year.
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Exercise:
1) Susan
called Sam yesterday
2) They
went to cinema last Friday night.
3) The
teacher gave the students the text last month.
4) They
met Julia two days ago
7)
What time à is
used to ask about time.
Example:
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Information
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I
wake up at 7 o’clock.
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Question
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What
time do you wake up?
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Answer
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At
7 o’clock.
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Exercise:
1) The
last bus left at 10 p.m.
2) The
class always begins at 8 a.m.
3) Sam
always calls me at 9 p.m.
4) The
shop opens at 5 in the morning.
8)
Which à is
used when the speaker wants someone to make a choice.
Example:
Tom: May I borrow your pen?
Ana : Sure. I have two
pens, blue and black. Which pen/one do you want?
Tom: The black pen/one, please.
9)
Whose à is
used to ask about possession.
Example:
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Information
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That is
John’s book.
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I
borrowed Karen’s car.
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Question
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Whose
book is that?
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Whose
car did you borrow?
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Answer
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John’s
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Karen’s
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Exercise:
1) It is Susan’s
basketball.
2) It’s Eric’s notebook.
3) Eric’s hair is longer
than Susan’s.
4) That
is Pat’s house.
10)
How à is
used to ask about means or ways.
Example:
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Information
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I
came here by riding my motorcycle.
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Question
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How
did you come here?
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Answer
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By
riding my motorcycle.
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11)
How far à is
used to ask about distance.
Example:
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Information
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It
is 289 miles from St. Louis to Chicago.
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Question
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How
far is it from St. Louise to Chicago?
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Answer
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It
is 289 miles.
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12)
How long à is
used to ask for information about length of time
Example:
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Information
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It
takes two days to drive
from Chicago to here.
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Question
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How
long does it take to drive from Chicago to
here?
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Answer
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Two
days.
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