Mamun’s Learning Point

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Prepared by Muhammad Mamunur Rashid
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The Rules of Framing WH-Questions
WH-word ej‡Z Hme interrogative adverb, adjective Ges interrogative pronoun ‡K eySvq hv‡`i mv‡_ WH letter
`yBwU _v‡K| Giv n‡jvÑ where, when, why, who, how , what , which, whose, whom ‡gvU bqwU | ewY©Z k㸇jv w`‡q
bZzb †Kvb Z_¨ Rvb‡Z PvIqv nq|
The Bengali meaning of the WH-Words
i) Where -‡Kv_vq, †Kvb ¯’v‡b, †Kvb RvqMvq BZ¨vw` eySvq|
ii) Why- ‡Kb, wK‡mi Rb¨, wK Kvi‡Y BZ¨vw` eySvq |
iii) What- wK, Kx|
iv) Who- ‡K, Kviv, †Kvb †jv‡Kiv|
v) Whom- Kv‡K |
vi) When- KLb|
vii) How- KZ, †Kgb, wKfv‡e|
viii) Which- ‡Kvb, †KvbwU|
ix) Whose- Kvi|
1. Where: ‡Kvb ¯’vb, RvqMv, †ÿÎ m¤ú‡K© Rvbvi Rb¨ where Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: Where + Auxiliary verb (to be/ to have/ to do/ modal) + subject + main verb + extension?
Example, i) Man is living in society. (Society Øviv ¯’vb‡K wb‡`©k K‡i‡Q, ZvB where Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z n‡e|)
Ans: where is man living?
ii) I have come from Dhaka. (Dhaka Øviv ¯’vb‡K wb‡`©k K‡i‡Q, ZvB Dhaka Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z n‡e|)
Ans: where have you come from?
Note: hw` †Kvb sentence G subject Gi c‡i To be verb (am, is, are, was, were) I To have verb (have, has,
had) Ges Modal auxiliary (may, might, can, could, shall, should, will, would, must) BZ¨vw` _v‡K, Zvn‡j wh-
question Kivi mgq wh-word Gi c‡i auxiliary verb wn‡m‡e D³ kãMy‡jv em‡e| Z‡e subject Gi c‡i †Kvb auxiliary
verb bv _vK‡j, tense I person Abymv‡i do, did, does emv‡Z n‡e|
[Link]: ‡Kvb NUbv msNwUZ nIqvi ev bv nIqvi †cQ‡b Kx KviY i‡q‡Q, Zv Rvbvi Rb¨ why Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: Who + Auxiliary verb (to be/ to have/ to do/ modal) + subject + main verb + extension?
Example, i) They called their friends to watch. (To watch Øviv ‡Kvb KviY‡K wb‡`©k K‡i‡Q, ZvB why Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z
n‡e|)
Ans: why did they call their friends?
3. What: Øviv wK eySv‡bv nq| wb¤œwjwLZ Z_¨ Rvbvi Rb¨ what Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq|
1) wK, †Kb, †KvbwU , KqwU ( e¯‘i †ÿ‡Î)|
2) ‡Kvb e¨w³i †ckv, eqm, cQ›` ev AcQ›` BZ¨vw` |
3) mgq Rvbvi Rb¨|
4) ‡Kvi e¨w³i PwiÎ, †Pnviv, eqm, e¯Íyi Ae¯’v|
5) ‡Kvb e¯‘i ‰`N¨©, cÖ¯’, `~iZ¡ BZ¨vw` |
6) ‡Kvb ev‡K¨i subject e¯‘ n‡j Zvi m¤ú‡K© Rvbvi Rb¨ what Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: what + subject + verb + extension?
Example, i) Football is my favouite game. (Football kãwU subject wn‡m‡e e¨envi n‡q‡Q| )
Ans: What is your favourite game?
i) ‡Kvb sentence G predicate wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ object m¤ú‡K© Rvbvi Rb¨ what Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: what + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Example, i) He reads a history book. (A history book kãwU predicate wn‡m‡e e¨envi n‡q‡Q| )
Ans: What does he read?
ii) ‡Kvb mgq, ‰`N¨© BZ¨vw` Rvbvi ‡ÿ‡Î what + time /date/age/length + auxiliary verb + subject evwK Ask e‡m hv‡e|
†hgb, The woman is seventy years old.
Ans: What age is the woman? Or What is the age of the woman?
iii) What Øviv †Kvb e¨w³i †Pnviv ev PwiÎ Rvb‡Z PvIqvi mgq †k‡l like emv‡Z nq| †hgb,
 Afrin sultana nipa is a very brilliant girl.
Ans: What is afrin sultana nipa like?
iv) ‡Kvb adjective KZ…©K noun ‡K wK‡kwlZ n‡j what kind of + ‡mB noun wU + auxiliary verb + subject + verb +
sentence Gi evwK Ask| ‡hgb,
My father hated dishonest people.
What kind of people did your father hate?
4. Who: Gi A_© †K ev Kviv | subject wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ †Kvb e¨w³ m¤ú‡K© Rvbvi Rb¨ who Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq| †hgb,
Structure: Who+ verb + extension?
Afrin sultana nipa is going to Chittagong.
Ans: who is going to Chittagong?
5. Whom: mvaviYZ whom Gi A_© Kv‡K, Kvi mv‡_, Kvi Øviv, Kvi cÖwZ, Kvi Rb¨ BZ¨vw` | object wn‡m‡e †Kvb e¨w³ m¤ú‡K©
Rvbvi Rb¨ whom Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq| †hgb,
Structure: Whom + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Example, Afrin sultana nipa is going to Cox’s bazar with his teacher.
Ans: With whom is afrin sultan nipa going to Cox’s bazar?
6. When: ‡Kvb NUbv ev †Kvb mgq msNwUZ n‡qwQj ev n‡e BZ¨vw` Rvbvi Rb¨ when Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq| †hgb,
Structure: When + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Example, Nipa has breakfast at 7 a.m.
Ans: When has nipa breakfast?
7. How: How Øviv †Kvb e¨w³ ev eš‘i cÖKw„ Z ev aib A_ev wKfv‡e Kvh©m¤úvw`Z nh, Zv Rvbvi Rb¨ how Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq|
†hgb,
Structure: How + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Nisho goes to school by bus.
Ans: How does nisho go to school?
i) KZ `vg eySv‡j how much cÖ_‡g emv‡q wbqgvbyhvqx cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq I `v‡gi cwigvYwU ev` hvq| †hgb,
Rice is being sold Tk. 30 per kg.
Ans: How much is rice being sold per kg?
ii) ‡Kvb cwigvY ‡Mvbv †M‡j how many Ges ‡Mvbv bv †M‡j how much Øviv cÖkœ eiv nq| †hgb,
I carried two books.
How many books did you carry?
iii) ‡Kvb e¨w³i eqm eySv‡Z how Øviv cÖkœ Kiv nq | ‡hgb,
Nisho is fifteen years old.
How old is nisho?
iv) ‡Kvb wKQzi `~iZ¡ m¤ú‡K© Rvbvi Rb¨ how far/ how long Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq | †hgb,
Our college is ten miles from our village.
How far/ how long is your college from your village?
v) (eQi, gvm, w`b) `xN© mgq, GKUvbv wb‡`©wkZ †Kvb mgq eySv‡Z cÖkœ how long Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq| †hgb,
I have been living in Meherpur for four years.
How long have you been living in Meherpur?
8. Which: A_© †KvbwU| †Kvb e¯‘, BZi cÖvYx I wkï m¤ú‡K© Rvbvi Rb¨ which Øviv cÖkœ Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: which + noun + subject + main verb + extension?
I read in class five.
Which class do you read in?
i) Subject wn‡m‡e which ‡K cÖ_‡g ewm‡q cÖkœ Kiv hvq| ‡hgb,
Hamlet is very interesting.
Which drama is very interesting?
ii) Avjv`v ev Zzjbvg~jK Avb›`, cQ›` wbY©‡qi ‡ÿ‡Î which + of + noun word/ phrase word + verb Øviv cÖkœ Kiv nq | †hgb,
Of all the poets, I like Zasim Uddin most.
Which of the poets do you like most?
9. Whose: A_© Kvi, Kv‡`i ev †Kvb e¨w³i| †Kvb wRwbm/ †Kvb wKQz / †Kvb e¨w³i gvwjKvbvq Av‡Q Zv Rvbvi Rb¨ whose Øviv cÖkœ
Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: whose + noun + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Example, Nipa’s car has broken down.
Whose car has broken down?