Wh.questions in English | Question Words
Wh.questions in English | Question Words
They are used to ask for an information about something. Mostly, the Wh.questions begin with Wh. That is why they are shortly called so. The following are regularly used question words for you to go through. Wh.questions are one of the sentence parts.
Wh.questions |’ WHAT ‘ words
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WHAT Action/Identity of something/occupation |
What is your name?
My name is Ramaraj. |
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| What are you?
I am an advocate. |
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| What are you doing at present?
At present, I am preparing a competitive exams. |
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What kind of Nature/quality/ Characteristic |
What kind of person are you?
I am friendly and sociable. |
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| What kind of person do you like?
I like the person who is sociable and fun-loving. |
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What Sort of Nature/quality/ Characteristic
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What sort of job do you like to take?
I like to take accounts related job. |
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| What sort of books will you buy?
I will buy non-fiction books. |
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What time Exact time |
What time is it now?
It is 4.PM. |
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| What time do you wake up?
I wake up at 5.30 A.M |
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For what Purpose |
For what are you going to Secunderabad?
I am going to meet my friends. |
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| For what does she want to meet you?
She wants to meet me to discuss an issue. |
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| What Extent
Degree/Amount of action |
What extent can you help them?
I can help them as far as I can. |
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| What extent can he answer these questions?
He can answer these questions to some extent. |
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Examples of Wh. questions | ‘WHICH’ words
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Preference |
Which is your home town?
My home town is Hyderabad. |
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| Which is a better exercise to you?
Walking is a better exercise to me. |
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| Which is your favorite festival?
My favorite festival is ‘Sankranthi’ |
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Which of your friends do you like the best?
I like Amogh the best of my friends. |
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| Which of your friends hangs out with you often?
Ranjith hangs out with me often. |
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Which of the colors does your sister like?
My sister likes blue color. |
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Which of these dresses will you wear?
I will wear pink color dress. |
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Which of your family members is in the U.S?
My elder brother is living in the U.S. |
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| The particular person who you like the most. | Which of your family members do you like the most?
I like my younger sister. |
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Which of your relatives visits your home
often? My paternal uncle visits my home often. |
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Which color will you select?
I will select the red one. |
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Which dress is she wearing?
She is wearing Punjabi dress. |
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Which friend visited your home yesterday?
Gangadhar visited my home yesterday. |
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Which way are you heading to?
I am heading to the park. |
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‘WHEN’ words
| WHEN | When do you wake up?
I wake up at 5 A.M |
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| When does your father get home from office?
My father gets home from office at 6P.M |
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| Since when | Since when have you been in Hyderabad?
We have been in Hyderabad since 2008. |
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| Since when have you known her?
I have known her since childhood. |
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| Till when | Till when will you stay in Hyderabad?
I will stay in Hyderabad till 2020. |
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| Till when does your brother stay awake?
My brother stays awake till 11 P.M. |
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English Question words | ‘How’ Words
| HOW manner/method | How are you?
I am quite alright. |
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| How do you come to ‘Shraddha English’ class?
I come by bike. |
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| How did you locate my house?
Ranjith helped me out. |
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| How often
frequency of time |
How often do you go for movies?
I go for movies once a month. |
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| How often are there buses from ECIL to Secunderabad?
There are buses to Secunderabad for every 5 minutes. |
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| How long
Length of time/length of something |
How long is the great wall of China? (Length)
It is 13,170 miles |
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| How long is the drive to your home town from here by train? (Period of time)
It is 10 hrs drive by train.
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| How far
Distance from one place to another |
How far is your house away from here?
It is half kilometer away.
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| How far have you read the book?
I have read the book as far as 70 pages. ‘Howmany’ Wh.questions |
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| How many people
Number of people |
How many people are there in the hall?
There are 15 people in the hall. |
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| How many people are there in your family?
We are 5 people in our family. |
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| How many children
Number of children |
How many children do you have?
I have 3 children. |
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| How many children does he have?
She has 2 children. |
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| How many candidates
Number of candidates |
How many candidates are there in the interview hall?
There are 100 candidates in the interview hall. |
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| How many candidates will participate in the singing competition?
Around 10 candidates will participate in the singing competition.
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| How many times
Number of times |
How many times have you visited Birla Temple?
I have visited around 10 times. |
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| How many books | How many books are lying on the table?
10 books are lying on the table. |
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| How much
Quantity/Cost |
How much is that book?
It is 2 thousand rupees. |
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| How big | How big house do you need?
I need a 3 Bhk apartment. |
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| How old
Age |
How old are you?
I am 26 years old. |
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| How old is ‘Charminar’?
It is 100years old. |
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Wh. Questions | ‘Who’ words
| Who | Who is that woman? | ||
| Whom | Whom did you meet yesterday? (or) | ||
| Who did you meet yesterday ? | |||
| To whom | To whom are you going to present this gift? (or) | ||
| Who are you going to present this gift to? | |||
| With whom | With whom did you discuss it? (or) | ||
| Who did you discuss it with? | |||
| For whom | For whom are you waiting? (or) | ||
| Who are you waiting for? | |||
Whose
(Who something belongs to)
Whose house is that?
Who is the owner of the house?
Whose dresses are these?
WHY =
Why were you late?
What was the reason for your coming late?
Why is your brother irregular to classes?
Why bother to go there?
They will come here tomorrow.
Why go there so early? The meeting will start at 5.
WHERE
Place /Location
Where is Birla Temple located?
Where are you going?
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