How to ask a question

31/01/2021

4th lesson

How to ask a question

Wh question:

Wh+auxiliary+subject+ verb ?  

If the auxiliary exist qe don't change  the tense of  the  verb. 

If the auxiliary  doesn't exist qe use thé infinitive of the verb. 

Example:

The lion eats the meats ? (subject) (we replace the subject by "WH")

_what does the lion do ?  (verb)

_what does the lion eat ?  (Object)

Wh question words:

Who : subject person 

Who prepares the lunch ?  

His mother prepares lunch

What: sub (things\animal)

                  Verb

           Object(things\animal)

Whom:object person

When: time(last,next,yesterday,tomorrow).

Where: place

Why: cause(reason)

Whose: possession

Whose+noun+aux+sub+verb ? 

Ex : whose pen is it \the pen is mine

Which: choice

Which+noun+aux+subject+verb ? 

Ex: which jacket did they take ?  they  took the blue jacket

How: manner

How often (always,usually,often,sometimes,never)

How long: period of time (duration)

How many:countable nouns (numbers) 

Ex three students got a good mark

How many students got a good mark ? 

How much: uncountable nouns( quantity)

Ex: how much sugar did he put in the cup ? 

He put some sugar in the cup.