Wh-疑問文
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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?'
例文
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?'
例文
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).
例文
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).
例文
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?
次へ
This / That / These / Those