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:

Information	Someone came.	Susan is listening the music.
Question	Who came?	Who is listening the music?
Answer	Someone.	Susan.

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:

Information	I see someone.	Mother has called me.
Question	Whom do you see?	Whom has mother called?
Answer	Someone.	Me.

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:

Information	Something happened.	I have bought a car.
Question	What happened?	What have I bought?
Answer	Something.	A car.

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

Information	I have gone to Bandung.	I bought this bag in a new shop.
Question	Where have you gone?	Where did you buy this bag?
Answer	Bandung

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:

Information	I did not come yesterday because I was sick.
Question	Why didn’t you come yesterday?
Answer	Because I was sick.

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:

Information	I went to Bandung last year.
Question	When did you go to Bandung?
Answer	Last year.

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:

Information	I wake up at 7 o’clock.
Question	What time do you wake up?
Answer	At 7 o’clock.

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:

Information	That is John’s book.	I borrowed Karen’s car.
Question	Whose book is that?	Whose car did you borrow?
Answer	John’s	Karen’s

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:

Information	I came here by riding my motorcycle.
Question	How did you come here?
Answer	By riding my motorcycle.

11)  How far à is used to ask about distance.

Example:

Information	It is 289 miles from St. Louis to Chicago.
Question	How far is it from St. Louise to Chicago?
Answer	It is 289 miles.

12)  How long à is used to ask for information about length of time

Example:

Information	It takes two days to drive from Chicago to here.
Question	How long does it take to drive from Chicago to here?
Answer	Two days.