Ch 16
Question Words
What · Who · Where · When · Why · How · Which
English uses seven main question words to ask for information. Each one asks for a specific type of answer.
What?
a thing or action — What is your job?
Who?
a person — Who is that?
Where?
a place — Where do you live?
When?
a time — When do you start work?
Why?
a reason — Why are you tired?
How?
a manner / method — How do you get to work?
Which?
choice between options — Which colour do you prefer?
Question word + auxiliary + subject + main verb? → Where do you live? ✓
With "to be"
Where is she? · Who are they?
With do/does
What do you want? · Where does she work?
With can
How can I help you?
How old?
How old are you? — I'm 25.
How much?
How much is it? — €15.
How many?
How many students are there? — 24.
How often?
How often do you exercise? — Three times a week.
How long?
How long does it take? — About an hour.
How far?
How far is the station? — Two kilometres.
How much = uncountable (money, water). How many = countable (students, hours).
Who = SUBJECT
Who called?
no auxiliary needed
Who lives here?
verb has -s
Who = OBJECT
Who did you call?
auxiliary needed
Who do you live with?
do/does + base
Where you live?
→
Where do you live?
Need auxiliary "do"
How many money?
→
How much money?
money = uncountable → much
What is mean "perro"?
→
What does "perro" mean?
Need does + base verb
When you started?
→
When did you start?
did + base verb (not past)
Recap
Question words
What · Who · Where · When · Why · How · Which
each asks for a specific answer
Word order
Question word + auxiliary + subject + verb?
Where do you live?
How + word
old/much/many/often/long/far
How old, How much
Much vs many
much = uncountable · many = countable
How much water / How many students