This document summarizes different types of "Wh" questions in English including: - Where questions about place - When questions about time - Why questions about reasons - What questions about things or objects - Who questions about people - Which questions about choice It provides examples of questions for each type and notes that "Wh" questions cannot be answered with just "yes" or "no". The summary concludes that this document categorizes and explains different question words in English that begin with "wh".

1. ?
WH- questions
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ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY DIL MERKEZI
JASMINA CORBIC

2. What are „Wh” Questions?
Where - asks a question about place
When - asks questions about time
Why - asks questions about reasons
What - asks questions about things or objects
Who - asks questions about people
Which - asks questions about choice
'Wh' questions begin with 'wh‘
„Wh” questions cannot be answered with –YES or – NO!!

3. WHERE?
(place)
Where does he work? He works for a French company.
Where do you live? I live in Istanbul, Turkey.
Where do you learn English? I learn English at Istanbul University
Language Centre.
Where does your dog sleep? He sleeps on my bed.

4. WHEN?
(time)
When do they have dinner? They have dinner at six
o'clock.
When do you have English lessons? I have English lessons on
Mondays.
When does he get up? He gets up at 7 o’clock
every morning.

5. WHY?
(reasons)
Why do you go to school? Because I want to learn
somehing.
Why do you eat cheese? Because I like it.
Why are you so happy? Because it’s my
birthday! today!

6. WHAT?
(things or objects)
What does she use to clean her clothes? She uses a washing machine.
What do you do in your free time? I go out with my friends.
What is your favourite color? My favorite color is purple.
What time is it? It’s 2 o’clock, time for lunch.

7. WHO?
(people)
Who is she? She is my best friend.
Who is your favourite actor? My favorite actor is Jim
Carrey.
Who do they like? They like Mr. Smith.
Who makes you laugh? People with good sense
of humor.

8. WHICH?
(choice, things, objects)
Which do you prefer tea or juice? I prefer tea, thank you.
Which place do you want to go? I want to go to a park.
(Where)
Which is your favorite blue or purple? I like purple more than blue.
Which car is ours? The blue one over there!
Which one is your pen? That one in your hand!

9. HOW? HOW MANY?
How old are you? I am 56 years old.
How do you go to school? I go to school by bus.
How many brothers and sisters does she have? She has two brothers.
How many bags do you have? I have a lot of bags.

10. WHAT KIND OF?
(different types of something)
What kind of music do you like? I like to listen jazz.
(rock, pop, country, jazz, heavy metal, traditional.....)
What kind of books do you read? I read different kinds of books.
(sci-fi, action, romance, thiller, comedy, self-help books......)
What kind of movies do you like? I like to watch a good comedy.
(old movies, western movies, sci-fi movies, comedies...)

11. WHOSE
(possessions)
1 . Jasmina: „That is my book. „
Selma: „Whose book is that?”
(Whose is that book?)
Anis: „That's Jasmina's book.”
2. Emre: „Those are my glasses“
Jasmina: „Whose glasses are those?”
(Whose are those glasses)
Anis: „Those are Emre's glasses.”
3. A:Who's that girl
B:That's my friend!
A: Whose friend is she?
B:She's Markus’ friend.
PAY ATTENTION!!!!
Maria's mother. - Maria’s
Spanish.