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Wh- questions ask for information, not just yes or no. 'What' asks about things; 'Who' asks about people; 'Whose' asks who owns something.

The usual order is: Wh-word + auxiliary (do/is) + subject + verb. For example: 'What do you want?' With 'to be', it's simpler: 'What is your name?'

Beispiele

  • What is your name?

    'What' + 'is' asks about a thing (the name).

  • Who is that man?

    'Who' asks about a person.

  • Whose phone is this?

    'Whose' asks about the owner.

What

/wɒt/

What is your name?

What time

/wɒt taɪm/

What time do you start work?

Who

/huː/

Who is that man?

Whose

/huːz/

Whose phone is this?

Choose the question word: ___ is your name?

Ask about a person: ___ is that man?

'Where' asks about place; 'When' asks about time. Both follow the same pattern: Wh-word + auxiliary + subject + verb.

With action verbs you need do/does: 'Where do you live?' With 'to be' you don't: 'When is your birthday?'

Beispiele

  • Where do you live?

    'Where' + 'do' asks about place.

  • When does the film start?

    Third person → 'does' + base verb 'start'.

  • When is your birthday?

    With 'to be', no 'do' is needed.

Where

/weər/

Where do you live?

Where from

/weər frɒm/

Where are you from?

When

/wen/

When does the film start?

When is

/wen ɪz/

When is your birthday?

Choose the question word: ___ do you live?

Ask about time with 'to be': ___ is your birthday?

'Why' asks for a reason (often answered with 'because'); 'How' asks about manner or condition. 'How' also teams up with other words to ask about amount: how old, how many, how much.

Use 'how many' with countable nouns (how many brothers) and 'how much' with uncountable ones (how much water).

Beispiele

  • Why are you sad?

    'Why' asks for a reason.

  • How old are you?

    'How old' asks about age.

  • How many brothers do you have?

    'How many' + countable noun.

Why

/waɪ/

Why are you sad?

How

/haʊ/

How do you spell your name?

How old

/haʊ oʊld/

How old are you?

How many

/haʊ ˈmeni/

How many brothers do you have?

How much

/haʊ mʌtʃ/

How much does it cost?

Choose the correct phrase: ___ brothers do you have?

Ask for a reason: ___ are you sad?

Use 'which' when you choose from a limited, known set of options: 'Which colour do you prefer — red or blue?' Compare 'what', which is more open: 'What colour do you like?'

'Which' can come straight before a noun (which book) or stand alone (which one).

Beispiele

  • Which colour do you prefer?

    'Which' implies a choice between known options.

  • Which one is yours?

    'Which one' stands alone, no noun after.

  • Which book are you reading?

    'Which' + noun selects from a set.

Which

/wɪtʃ/

Which colour do you prefer?

Which one

/wɪtʃ wʌn/

Which one is yours?

Which book

/wɪtʃ bʊk/

Which book are you reading?

Choose the best word for a choice between two cups: ___ one is yours?

Complete the question: ___ book are you reading?

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