Wh words
02/09/08 13:26 Filed in: Speaking
| Wh word | (Usage) | (Example) | |
| Who | (to inquire about person or people) | Who is that? | |
| What | (to inquire about things) | What is this? | |
| When | (to inquire about times) | When will you go? | |
| Where | (to inquire about locations) | Where will you be? | |
| Why | (to inquire about reasons) | Why are you moving? | |
| How | (to inquire about manner) | How did you do that? | |
| Which | (to inquire about a specific member of a group) | Which one was it? | |
| Whom | (formal objective case for persons) | Whom do you seek? | |
| Whose | (to inquire about ownership) | Whose are these? | |
| How much | (to inquire about amount) | How much does it cost? | |
| How many | (to inquire about number) | How many are there? | |
| How long | (to inquire about duration of time) | How long have you been here? | |
| How far | (to inquire about distance) | How far is it to the station? | |
| How often | (to inquire about frequency) | How often do you come here? | |
| How do you | (to inquire about method) | How do you say it in English? | |
| What . . . do | (to inquire about occupation) | What do you do? | |
| (to inquire about activities) | What did you do last night? | ||
| What...for | (to inquire about reason) | What did you do that for? | |
| How come | (informal: to ask for a reason) | How come (you ask so many questions)? | |