This document discusses question words used to ask who, what, when, where, why, which, whose, whom, and how questions. It provides the usage and examples of questions for each question word. Key question words are who, what, when, where, why, which, whose, whom, and how. Examples of questions using each word are given to illustrate their proper usage in asking for people, things, times, locations, reasons, choices, possession, and processes.

1. WH- AND HOW
QUESTIONS WITH BE
BY MARIA ESMERALDA LOPEZ JAIMES

2. QUESTION WORDS
•Who people
•What things
•When time
•Where places
•Why reasons
•Which choice
•Whose possession
•How method

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.