There are two main types of questions:
• Yes/No questions
• WH- questions
WH- questions begin with words like:
what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why, how
They are used to ask for specific information.
Common WH- words and their uses
• What – asks about things
Example: What are you doing?
• When – asks about time
Example: When are you leaving?
• Where – asks about place
Example: Where do you live?
• Who – asks about people (subject)
Example: Who told you that?
• Whom – asks about people (object)
Example: Whom did you see?
• Which – asks about choices
Example: Which one do you want?
• Whose – asks about possession
Example: Whose book is this?
• Why – asks about reason or cause
Example: Why is he crying?
• How – asks about method or process
Example: How did you solve it?