Asking Questions II
Type B
The following question words provide the means by which all sorts of information ma be obtained:
Who What….For How Who Else
Whom What….Like How Many What Else
Whose What Color How Much Where Else
Which What Size How Often Why Else
What What Shape How Long How Else
Where What Kind How Far
When What Time How Old/Big/Tall
Why What Nationality
Examples: (Both long and short answers are given to each question.)
Who:
Who gave John a present? ……………………Mary gave John a present
Mary did.
Whom
To whom did Mary give a present?..................Mary gave John a present
To John.
Whose
Whose father works at a bank?.......................Tom’s father works at a bank.
Tom’s father does.
Whose paintings does he like best?.................He likes Picasso’s paintings best.
Picasso’s.
Which
Which one would he like? …………………He’d/He would like the red one.
The red one.
What
What has killed all the plants?.....................The oil has killed all the plants.
The oil has.
What did Abril buy?.................................Abril bought a dress.
A dress.
Where
Where did James go?................................ James went to London.
To London.
When
When will they arrive?............................ They’ll/They will arrive tomorrow.
Tomorrow.
Why
Why did they run…………………….They ran to catch the bus.
To/In order to/ so as to catch the bus.
Because the wanted to catch the bus.
What….For ( = why)
What did she phone Bill for?..............She phoned Bill To ask him whether he’d be home early.
She phoned Bill because she wanted to know whether he’d be…
To ask him whether he would be home early.
What…..Like
What’s/What is your new teacher like? She’s tall , with blue eyes and long fair hair.
What Color
What color sweater did he buy?............He bought a blue sweater .
What Size
What size are Nadia’s shoe’s?.............Nadia’s shoes are size 38.
( They’re size ) 38.
What Shape
What shape is their garden?............Their garden is square.
It’s square.
What Kind
What kind of house are you looking for? We’re looking for a detached house with 4 bedrooms.
A detached house with 4 bedrooms.
What Time
What time does their plane take off?........Their plane takes off at midday.
At midday.
What Nationality
What nationality is Dick’s mother?............Dick’s mother is German.
She’s German.
How
How will he get there ? …………….. He will get there by train.
By train.
How Many
How many children have they got?...... They have got two children.
Two.
How Much
How much does it cost?.......................It costs ten dollars.
Ten Dollars.
How much milk is there left?..............There is only a little milk left.
Only a little.
How Often
How often does she have her hair cut? She has her hair cut once a month.
Once a month.
How Long
How long has been living here?............She has been living here for ten years
For ten years.
How Far
How far is Dallas from Los Angeles ? Dallas is a long way from Los Angeles.
It’s a long way.
How Big
How big is the dining room?...............The dining room is 5m by 3m.
It’s 5m by 3m
How Tall
How tall are you?,………………I am 1 m 70.
1 m 70.
How Old
How old is your sister?...............My sister is seventeen years old.
She’s seventeen.
Sometimes we want additional information about something. This is where the word else can be used with a question word.
Exercise
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