3. WHO
USAGE: used to ask the person who did the action
EXAMPLES:
• Who are you?
• Who is the President of Mexico?
• Who is she/he?
• Who did this?
4. WHAT
USAGE: used to ask for information about something.
EXAMPLES:
• What is your nationality?
• What fruit do you like?
• What year where you born?
• What is your cell phone number?
5. WHEN
USAGE: used to ask the time of an event/action.
EXAMPLES:
• When is your birthday?
• When do we have English class?
• When are you coming home?
• When is ‘Día de Los Muertos’?
6. WHERE
USAGE: used to ask for the location.
EXAMPLES:
• Where are you from?
• Where do you live?
• Where do you study English?
• Where is your English book?
7. WHY
USAGE: used to ask for a reason/cause.
EXAMPLES:
• Why do you study English?
• Why do you think English is difficult to learn?
• Why are you late?
• Why is English important?
8. WHICH
USAGE: used when there is a choice.
EXAMPLES:
• Which artist do you enjoy?
• Which place would you like to visit?
• Which movie have you seen?
• Which type of books do you read?
9. WHOSE
USAGE: used to show possession.
EXAMPLES:
• Whose pencil is this?
• Whose chair is that?
• Whose colors are these?
• Whose shoes are those?
10. WHOM
USAGE: used to ask about a person or object.
EXAMPLES:
• Whom should we ask for help?
• Whom did you see yesterday in the park?
• Whom is the cat chasing?
• Whom ate the last piece of cake?
11. HOW
USAGE: used to explain a process.
EXAMPLES:
• How do you learn English?
• How do you go to your work?
• How old are you?
• How did you know about Landguage?
12. OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
• Questions that allow someone to give a free-form answer.
• Can be answered in detail.
• Allow respondents to respond as they wish.
• Questions that cannot be answered with a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’, and instead require
the respondent to elaborate on their points.
