In this lesson of Learning English as a Second Language , we shall learn :
- Asking Questions using Wh Words
If you went through Unit 7 you must have learnt kinds of Questions. As you know that there are two kinds of Questions :
Ones which start with helping verbs are called Confirmative Questions.
Ones which start with WH words are called Informative Questions.
Kindly go through Unit 7 for complete information about Informative and Confirmative Questions.
In this lesson we shall learn, different kinds of WH words and how they are used.
| Wh Words | Purpose |
| Who | For Person |
| Where | For Place |
| When | For Time |
| Why | For Reason |
| What | For Thing |
| Which | For Choice |
| Whom | Object of Who |
| How | For Manner |
| Whose | For Possession |
If you want to ask/ get information about a person, start your question from (Who) for place (Where) and likewise the rest.
e.g.
A: Who broke the glass? (Asking about a person)
B: Aslam.
A: Where were you last week? (Asking about a place)
B: In New York.
Exercise 1: Make informative questions using where , why , when , how , Whose , What time.
1. A: When will you go to the party?
B: Tomorrow. (I will go to the market tomorrow)
2. A:
B: Because I didn't feel good. (I stayed home yesterday because I didn't feel good)
3. A:
B: To a movie (I went to a movie last night)
4. A:
B: At a hardware store. (You can buy a hammer at a hardware store.)
5. A:
B: At 1:10. (Class begins at 1:10)
6. A:
B: Salma's. (This is Salma's pencil)
7. A:
B: Next June. (My daughter will graduate from college next June)
8. A:
B: To a wedding ceremony. (We are going to a wedding ceremony)
9 A:
B: Four years ago. (I met the Smiths four years ago)
10.A:
B: Because I need to know it in order to study in the United States. (I'm studying English because I need to know it in order to study in the United States)
11.A:
B: Very well. (Ali played very well last night)
12.A:
B: My brother's ( She was my brother's wife )
13.A:
B: Recklessly. (Sara drives recklessly)
14.A:
B: At 7:30 (I go to school at 7:30 in the morning)
15.A:
B: Because I was not feeling well. (I didn't attend the party last night because I wasn't feeling well.)
- Why did you stay home yesterday?
- Where did you go yesterday?
- Where can I buy a hammer from?
- When does the class begin?
- Whose pencil is this?
- When will your daughter graduate from college?
- Where are you going?
- When did you meet the Smiths?
- Why are you studying English?
- How did Ali play last night?
- Whose wife was she ?
- How does Sara drive?
- When do you go to school?
- Why did you not attend the party last night?
Exercise no.2: Make questions. Use What or Who.
1. A: What did you see?
B: An accident. (I saw an accident)
2. A:
B: An accident. (Salma saw an accident)
3. A:
B: John. (Rashid saw John)
4. A:
B: A new car. (Faisal bought a new car)
5. A:
B: Faisal (Faisal bought a new car)
6. A:
B: A map of the world (I'm looking at a map of the world)
7. A:
B: The monkey (I'm looking at the monkey)
8. A:
B: The principal. (I talked to the principal)
9. A:
B: Her problems (Saima talked about her problems)
10. A:
B: The board. (The teacher looked at the board.)
- What did Salma see?
- Who did Rashid see?
- what did Faisal buy?
- Who bought a new car?
- What are you looking at?
- What are you looking at?
- Who did you talk?
- What did Saima talk about?
- What did the teacher look at?
3 comments:
Dear Mr Samiullah
I would like to ask u that why did u use "from" in the no.2,exercise 1 ? Is it wrong if i just tell that "where can i buy a hammer from?"
You are yourself using "from" in the sentence you wrote. If you just say "Where can I buy a hammer?" that would also be comprehensible but the proper way is using "from".
Thank u for ur quickly reply , Mr Samiullah :D
I really like ur lessons .Please keep on <3
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