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Question Words

This document provides a summary of question words in English and their functions. It lists interrogative words like what, when, where, who, why, how and others and example sentences showing how each word is used to ask a specific type of question, such as asking for information, time, location, choice, ownership, reason, manner, extent and more.

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Question Words

This document provides a summary of question words in English and their functions. It lists interrogative words like what, when, where, who, why, how and others and example sentences showing how each word is used to ask a specific type of question, such as asking for information, time, location, choice, ownership, reason, manner, extent and more.

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question word function example sentence

asking for information about something What is your name?


what What? I can't hear you.
asking for repetition or confirmation
You did what?
what...for asking for a reason, asking why What did you do that for?
when asking about time When did he leave?
where asking in or at what place or position Where do they live?
which asking about choice Which colour do you want?
asking what or which person or people
who Who opened the door?
(subject)
asking what or which person or people
whom Whom did you see?
(object)
Whose are these keys?
whose asking about ownership
Whose turn is it?
why asking for reason, asking what...for Why do you say that?
why don't making a suggestion Why don't I help you?
asking about manner How does this work?
how
asking about condition or quality How was your exam?
how + adj/adv asking about extent or degree see examples below
How far is Pattaya from
how far distance
Bangkok?
how long length (time or space) How long will it take?
how many quantity (countable) How many cars are there?
How much money do you
how much quantity (uncountable)
have?
how old age How old are you?
how come
asking for reason, asking why How come I can't see her?
(informal)

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