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WH- questions

An enormous chapter of elementary grammar which is very useful to beginners... (and others!) 

WH- questions are often badly built, and yet they are fundamental!  

I) WHO and WHAT acting like a direct object complement: 

- Who have you invited?

- What did you buy? 

 Be careful!  In the interrogative form, when dealing with phrasal verbs: 

place the particle after the verb, like in the affirmative form. 

- Who are you waiting for?  

- Who did you play tennis with? 

II) WHEN?/ WHAT TIME?/ SINCE WHEN?/ HOW?/ WHY?/ WHERE?/ WHAT...FOR?: 

they are illustrating  "circumstantial complements" and follow the pattern:  

- When did he arrive? 

- What time does your plane leave?

- Since when has he been here? 

- How did you come here: by car or by train? 

-  Why did you arrive so late?

- Where will you sleep? 

- What are you calling her for? 

III) HOW + ADJECTIVE (or adverb): expressing a degree. 

- How long will you stay here? 

- How long ago was it sold? 

- How far do you drive to work everyday? 

-  How often does he wash his hair? 

- How old was he when he arrived in England? 

- How big is your house? 

IV) HOW MUCH/ HOW MANY: express quantity. 

- How much chocolate did you eat this morning? 

- How many books did he bring? 

V) WHOSE: genitive expresses a possession. (NO article in front of the possession!) 

- Whose bike did you borrow?

VI) WHICH and WHAT: choosing...  

Quite easy, isn't it? Go for the test, now! Good luck! 

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