1. SAINT GASPAR COLLEGE
Wh-Questions

2. WH questions ask for information.
FUNCTION
WH questions ask for information.  

3. Wh-question words Question Word Function Example What
Asking for information
What is he playing?
What do you like to eat?
When
Asking about time
When is the party?
When will you come?
Who
Asking for a person
Who do you live with?
Who can play chess?
Where
Asking for a place or position
Where is my book?
Where does he live?
Why
Asking for reason
Why are you happy?
Why do you think that?

4. Wh question words Question Word Function Example How
Asking about feelings or manner.
How are you?
How does this work?
Which
Asking about choice
Which pencil did you buy?
Which animal does he prefer?
Whose
Asking about ownership or possession
Whose sweater is this?
Whose shoes are these?
How + Adj/Adv
Asking about age, frequency, quantity, etc.
How old is your mother?
How often do you eat meat?
How many lions do you see?

5. STRUCTURES

6. WH QUESTION + AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + VERB1.
WH QUESTION + AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + VERB
Examples
What do you like to do on the weekends?
Where does she live?
Why did he buy that car?
How can you say that?
When will they come to your house?

7. WH QUESTION + VERB TO BE + SUBJECT2.
WH QUESTION + VERB TO BE + SUBJECT
Examples in Present
What is he doing?
Where are we?
Why are you so sad?
How is Mary?
When are you travelling to Paris?
Examples in Past
What was she doing when I came home?
Where were they?
Why was she late?
How was the movie?
When was the Second World War?

8. WHICH + SUBJECT + AUXILIAR
Which book do you prefer?
Which house does she like?
Which car did you buy?
Which song can you sing?
WHOSE + SUBJECT + VERB TO BE
Whose keys are these?
Whose pencil case is this?
Whose house was this?
Whose books were these?