1. Name of students
Afaf Awad Al-juhani :321006288
Reem Ali Mubarak :331005487
Aisha Sleman Asiri :321003833
Aisha Awad Al-tuwaijri :311003478
Nora Saed Al-zahrani :311005130
Waad Hmed Al-mowlad :321005196
Nada Muhammed Al-shehri :321005032
Smaher Muhammed Al-omrani :321002456
Name of search
WH QUESTION
Translation 3
ENGL409
Teacher: Aisha Mashi
Date: 30/11/2015
2. CONTENT
Introduction
Wh-Question in English language
Types of Wh-Question
Wh-Question in Arabic language
Examples of Wh-questions in English and translate it into Arabic.
Conclusion
References
TABLE OF CONTENTS
3. Introduction:
The importance of the question of the educational process
The question of paramount importance in the educational process
as it is extracted science, it is the essence of the educational process,
and may God make it a path to science and knowledge
A wh-question begins with the words who, what, why, when, where,
and how. These types of questions seek information and cannot be
answered with "yes" or "no"
Wh-questions can end with a rising or falling pitch boundary,
depending on whether the speaker is truly asking a question, or is
masking a suggestion as a question. IT is used for seeking content
information relating to persons, things, facts, time, place, reason,
manner, etc
4. Wh-Question in English language:
Wh-questions differ depending on the kind of content
information sought. Content information associated with
persons, things, and facts is generally sought with one set
of wh-words, and content information associated with
time, place, reason, and manner is sought with another
set of wh-word.
Definition:
A question containing a WH-word, often in initial position,
and calling for an item of information to be supplied
5. Types of Wh-Question:
We use question words to ask certain types of questions (question word
questions). We often refer to them as WH words because they include the letters
WH for example (Why ,How)
question word Function example sentence
what asking for information about
something
What is your name?
asking for repetition or confirmation What? I can't hear you.
You did what?
what...for asking for a reason, asking why What did you do that for?
6. when
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 color do you want?
who asking what or which person or people
(subject)
Who opened the door?
7. whom asking what or which person or people
(object)
Whom did you see?
whose asking about ownership Whose are these keys?
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?
how asking about manner How does this work?
asking about condition or quality How was your exam?
8. how + adj/adv asking about extent or degree see examples below
how far Distance How far is Pitaya from
Bangkok?
how long length (time or space) How long will it take?
how many quantity (countable) How many cars are there?
how much quantity (uncountable) How much money do you
have?
how old Age How old are you?
how come
(informal)
asking for reason, asking why How come I can't see her?
9. Wh-Question in Arabic language:
-When
We use the word ‘when’ for asking about the time something happened or will happen.
الصباح؟ هذا غادرت متى
العمل؟ الى ذهبت متى
Where-
The word ‘where’ is used for asking about a location of something.
يعيش؟ اين
-Which
‘Which’ is used to ask about a choice of something.
تريد واحده اي؟
10. -Who
The word ‘who’ is used to ask about a person or people. ‘Who’ is used as the
subject of a sentence.
االن؟ االكل يريد من
-Whose
‘Whose’ is used to ask about ownership of something.
السيارة؟ هذه لمن
Why-
The word ‘why’ is used to ask for a reason about something
السوق؟ الى ذهبت لماذا
Sometimes people say ‘why don’t’ and here it is used to make a suggestion.
مع تذهب ال لماذاصديقك
11. ؟
How-
How is used to ask about manner, condition or quality.
الشيء؟ هذا يعمل كيف
We can also use it with ‘far’ to discuss distance.
هنا؟ من لندن تبعد كم
‘Long’ to discuss length in time.
نصل؟ حتى الوقت من كم
‘Many’ to discuss quantity with a countable noun.
االقالم؟ من لديك كم
12. Examples of Wh-questions in English and translate it into
Arabic.
Sentence in ArabicSentence in English
؟ اصدقائها هم منWho were her friends?
؟ هوارد جون هو منWho is John Howard?
؟ حصل ماذاWhat happened?
؟ اشتريت ماذاWhat did you buy?
؟ الماضي االسبوع نهاية ذهبت أينWhere did you go last weekend?
؟ كتابي اينWhere is my book ?
؟ ميالدك عيد يوم متىWhen is your birthday ?
؟ الثانية العالمية الحرب انتهت متىWhen did the second world war end ?
؟ تأخرت لماذاWhy did you come late ?
13. CONCLUSION:
At the end wh-question help to the process of communication between the
learner and the adoption of the process continues to lead to the progress in
the understanding of the English & Arabic language .
The importance of the question of the educational process
The question of paramount importance in the educational process as it is
extracted science, it is the essence of the educational process, and may God
make it a path to science and knowledge
