Explain the 7 ‘wh’ question words and explain each one with example
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Question words
1.What-
Used to ask about things
- What are you doing?
- What do you think about the movie?
2.When
Used to ask about time
- When will the meeting start?
- When are you leaving?
3. Where
Used to ask about places
- Where’s my bag?
- Where do you live?
4. Who
Used to ask about people
- Who do you love the most in your family?
- Who told you that story?
5. Whom
Used to ask about people (object of verb)
- Whom did you see in the morning? I saw Mr. Mark, my English teacher.
- Whom was Jim talking to? He was talking to Jack, his new roommate.
6. Which
Used to ask about choices
- Which one do you choose? The left or right?
- Of all the drinks in the menu, which one would you like?
7. Whose
Used to ask about possession
- Whose pencil is this? Is it yours?
- Whose books are these?
8. Why
Used to ask about reasons/ causes
- Why did it happen? I didn’t understand.
- Why is he crying?
9.How
Used to ask about manner/ process
- How can you explain this problem? Please tell us.
- How can you get here?
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