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Question Words-English Grammar

(page 236-247)

Chapter 11

Question Words

Question words in English

The main question words are:

What (for a thing, when there are many things)
Which (for a thing, when there aren’t many things)
Who (for a person)
Where (for a place)
Why (for a reason)
When (for a time)
How (for a method)
Whose (to ask about possession)

Examples

What is your name?
Which gym do you go to?
Who is your boss?
Where do you hang out at the weekends?
Why do you hate your job?
When is your birthday?
How do you learn English words?
Whose book is this?

But we can also make compound questions by putting together two words.

How often…? (to talk about frequency)
How long…? (to talk about duration)
How much…? (to talk about quantity in uncountable nouns)
How many…? (to talk about quantity in countable nouns)
What kind / What type…?
Which kind / which type…?

Examples

How often do you play football?
How long does it take to fly from London to Paris?
How much does a ticket cost?
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
What kind of car do you drive?
Which type of sport do you play: team sports or individual sports?

Remember to use the same word order: question word + auxiliary + subject + verb

– Question Words?

Question Words     Question Words

What, Which, When, Where, Who, Whom. Whose, Why, how, how lope

How often, how many, how much, how far, how tall, how high, how wide, how about

How old, how fast,    how + Adjective (Adverb)

 

What: Adjective    (Pronoun)

 

What is in the cage ?                          A bird,

 

What book are you reading?              A newspaper.

 

What time is it ?                                  Six o’clock

 

 

What (Profession)   (Status)  (nationality) :

What is your father ?                          A doctor

 

That are you?                                      A student.

 

 

What is your friend ?                          An American

 

Object  Preposition  Preposition : –

What is this made of ?

 

What are you laughing at ?

what like ?  (Page 236)

 

A: “What’s the new teacher like ?”

B: “She’s young and lovely.

A: what’s the weather like today ”

B: “it’s cold and windy,”

What….for?   (why  for what purpose)

What is this tool used for ?

 

B :”For gardening.”

 

Which : Adjective Pronoun

 

Which of these languages do you speak fluently?

Thai

Which subjects do you prefer, science or math?

Which Preposition Preposition

Which universities did you go to, Oxford or Cambridge?

When = Adverb (time)

What time

When do you go home?

at five o’clock.

I go home

 

in the afternoon.

When did your uncle visit you?                      Last year

When do you do your homework?                 In the evening.

Where: Adverb

Where did they come from?                          From Paris.  (Page 237)

Where do you meet him?       At the theatre

 

Where are you going?            To school

 

Who:   Pronoun      (subject) who (Structure)

Who + verb ………..?

Who is that man?                   George Smith

 

Who is our headmaster?        Mr.Charoen.

 

Who are the boys ?                 Boonchu and Kasem.

 

Who wants to go home now? Kitti, sir.

 

 

Who does wait to go home now ?

Does who want to go home now?

whom:  Pronoun    (object)

Whom did you meet yesterday?        Vichai.

 

Whom is he speaking with?                Prayoon.

 

(Whom      meet  with)

Who Whom  :-

Who(m) do you think I met in the park this morning ?

Whom) do you write this letter to ?

 

( Whose : (Adjective )Pronoun

 

Adjective: Whose + noun + verb:

Whose house is that?             Marisa’s       (Page238)

Whose shirt do you have on?             Mine.

Pronoun: Whose + verb:-

Whose is the pen?                  The teacher’s

Whose is this suitcase?           Mary’s

 

 

 

Why:  because, in order to, to, so as to,

Why did you go to the bookshop?

 

because I wanted to buy a book.

in order to buy a book.

I went there        to buy a book.

so as to buy a book.

for a book

 

Why are you late ? Because the traffic is very heavy.

 

How:

How do they go to England?              By plane.

How did he walk?                               Very quickly.

 

How does she play the piano?            Very nicely

How do you cut it?                              With a knife.

 

How are you?                                      Fine, thank you.

 

How long :

How long have you been here?          For two years. (Page 239)

How long is this ruler?                        Twelve inches long.

 

How long does it take to fly from

Bangkok to India ?                              About 4 hours.

 

How long is your string?                     Ten feet long

 

How often: (Frequency)

How often do you take a bath?          Twice a day

How often does he see her?               Once a week

 

 

How many : (Plural Noun)

How many + plural noun

How many books did you read ?        Two

How many students are there in your class? Twenty.

How much :

: How much money do you need?

A hundred baht.

: How much is this radio ?

A thousand baht.

How much did you pay for this shirt ?

How much do you weigh ?                 50 kilos.

 

How much does it weigh?                  5 kilos (Page 240)

(+)

How much    is, are     five and three?

How much is five plus three?

How much does five plus three make?

 

(-)

 

 

How much is six minus three?

 

How much does three from six leave?

 

(*)

How much is five times four?

 

How much is five multiplied by four?

 

(/)

How much is twenty divided by five?

 

How much is hundred divided by four?

Twenty-five

 

 

How far :

How far is it from your house to your school?

It’s two Kilometers.

How far is it from here to Korat ?

It is about three hundred kilometers.

How far do you agree with me?

(I agree with you) Absolutely     (Page 241)

 

How tall :

How tall are you?                    I am six foot tall.

 

How tall your brother?           He five foot tall.

 

foot   feel

How high :

How high is this building Fifty feet high

How high is Mt.Everest ?

How hight         how tall

 

How wide:

 

How wide is the Mississippi River?

How wide is your bed?

 

 

How about                         gerund

+

What about                        noun

 

How about going to the zoo?

What about a short walk after dinner today?

How about watching a football match?

 

How old:

How old are you?                    I’m 30 years old.

 

How old is that dog?               Its three years.

How old is your father?          He’s 50 years old

How fast:

How fast can he drive?                           (Page 242)

 

He can drive at the speed on RO kilometers an hour.

How fast can he run?

10 kilometers an hour

Adjective   Adverb

How soon………… How hungry……, How lazy………., How big……………,

 

How well…………. etc.

 

Please read the answer and then supply the appropriate question word in the

Blank space for each sentence.

 

1………………..went with you to the cinema last night? Ladda.

2………………..bus do you take every day? The green one

3………………..money do you have on today? Just a little.

4…………………pupils are there in this school? Two thousand

5………………….of these do you prefer? That one

 

  1. That boy weighs 30 pounds. How………… does that boy weigh?
  2. How……………..did the English course last? It lasted two months.

8………………..did the accident happen? At the corner

9…………………is it from Bangkok to Chiang Mai? About seven hundred km.

10………………….do you pronounce that word? Like this.

11……………………is the nickname for Robert T’s Bob

12…………………… is Sukhumvit Road? It is about 400 kilometers long.

 

 

  1. How……………is this school-building? Twenty feet high

14…………………………does she sing? Very sweetly

15………………………… does this bus run a day ? Seven times

 

 

  1. Who 2. Which 3. How much               4. How many               5. Which

 

  1. Much 7. Long 8. Where                     9. How far                   10. How

 

  1. What 12. How long 13. High                       14. How                       15. How often

 

Write questions based on the following sentences.

  1. Sombat ran quickly to school yesterday. (Who) (Where) (How)
  2. She is washing her skirt now. (Where) (What) (How)
  3. He went there to see his friend. (What) (Why) (How often)
  4. You have lived here for one week (How) (Who) (How long)
  5. This car cost sixty thousand baht. (How much) (How often) (How long) (Page 243)

 

 

  1. How did Sombat run to school yesterday?
  2. What is washing now?
  3. Why did he there ?
  4. How long have I lived here ?
  5. How much did this car cost?

 

Helping Verbs

out word

(Helping Verbs)

(Question Mark)

 

Is, am, are, was, were

Have, has, had

Do, does, did

will, would

Shall, should

Can, could

May, might

Must

Need

dare

ought to

used to

 

Is he a student ?

Am I too fat ?

Are you hungry ?

Was she here yesterday ?

Were you busy this morning ?

Have you ever gone to China ?

Has your sister returned from France ?   (Page 244)

 

Had the train left when he arrived at the station ?

Do they play football every day ?

Does he speak Japanese fluently 2

Did you see him last night 2

Will you be here again tomorrow?

Would you please open the door. ?

Shall we stay here together ?

Should I tell her the truth ?

Can you speak English ?

Could he save her life last night ?

May I smoke a cigarette in your room. ?

Might I make a suggestion ?

Must you do it by yourself ?

Need you go right now?

Dare she swim across this river ?

Ought 1 to drink beer?

Used she to live in Chiengmai ?

(= Did she use to live in Chiengmai?)  (Page 245)

 

Had the train left when he arrived at the station ?

 

Do they play football every day ?

Does he speak Japanese fluently?

Did you see him last night ?

Will you be here again tomorrow ?

Would you please open the door. ?

Shall we stay here together ?

Should I tell her the truth ?

Can you speak English?

Could he save her life last night ?

May I smoke a cigarette in your room. ?

Might I make a suggestion ?

Must you do it by yourself?

Need you go right now?

Dare she swim across this river?

Ought I to drink beer?

Used she to live in Chiangmai ?

(=Did she use to live in Chiangmai?)       (Page 245)

 

Helping Verb

helping Verb yes  no

(1) (Short Responses)

(2) (Long Responses)

Is lack in his room?                 Yes, he is.                    Yes, he is there

 

 

Have you worked here ?         Yes, I have                   Yes, I have worked here

 

Do you drink whisky ? Yes, I do                       Yes, I drink whisky

No, I don’t                   No, I don’t drink whisky

 

 

 

Helping Verbs

Helping Verbs  “or”

Yes. No , ้

Do you like tea or coffee?                   I like tea.

 

(: Yes, I do,  Yes, I like tea.)

Can you play football or basketball ?

 

I can play football.

 

 

Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences

  1. I like Pepsi
  2. Do you like Pepsi b. You don’t like Pepsi, do you? (Page 246)

c.What would you like?          d. Do you like Cola or Pepsi?

 

 

2.My father is a doctor.

a.What is your father ?                       b. Who is your father?

  1. What is your father like? d. Is your father a doctor?

 

  1. She was born in Bangkok.
  2. When was she born? b. What time was she born ?
  3. Where was she born? e.How was she born?

 

4.I have my hair cut twice a month.

a .How long do you have your hair cut?                      b. When do you have your hair cut?

c .How far do you have your hair cut?                        d. How often do you have your hair?

 

 

5.Which sentence is correct ?

a.How much weigh does she weight?                                    b. What is her weight

  1. How heavy does she weight ? d. What does she weight ?

 

6.James Smith is going to live with his uncle.

  1. Why did he eat rice at seven o’clock at home?
  2. What did he eat at home.?

C When did he eat rice at home.?

  1. What time did he eat rice at home,?

 

7.What is the new teacher like ?

  1. Everyone likes her
  2. She is not like anyone.

c.She likes to read a book.

  1. She is young, lovely and kind.
  2. He ate rice at seven o’clock at home.

a.Why did he eat rice at seven o’clock at home ?

b.What did he eat at home.?

c.When did he eat rice at home.?

d.What time did he eat rice at home,?

9.My younger sister went to school by bus.

  1. Why did your younger sister go to school ?
  2. How did your younger sister go to school?

b.How often did your younger sister go to school?

c.Why did your younger sister go to school by bus?

 

1.D       2.A       3.C       4.D       5.B       6.B       7.D       8.D       9.B ( page 247)

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