SPECIAL QUESTIONS, or WH-QUESTIONS. These questions begin with the following question words: Who, what, which, where, when, why, how, how many, how much, how long, how often. These interrogative words show the information is required. Special questions may refer to any part of the sentence.
What are the 10 question words?
The main question words are:
- What (for a thing, when there are many things)
- Which (for a thing, when there aren’t many things)
- Who (for a person)
- Where (for a place)
- Why (for a reason)
- When (for a time)
- How (for a method)
- Whose (to ask about possession)
What are question examples?
WH Question Words
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? when asking about time When did he leave? What are questioning words?
An interrogative word or question word is a function word used to ask a question, such as what, which, when, where, who, whom, whose, why, whether and how. They are sometimes called wh-words, because in English most of them start with wh- (compare Five Ws).
What are the 10 Wh questions?
Wh Question Examples
- Who are you?
- Who is he?
- Who is she?
- Who do you like?
- Who is your best friend?
- Who is on the phone?
- Who did it?
- Who did you meet?
What are the 5 question words?
The Five Ws, Five Ws and one H, or the Six Ws are questions whose answers are considered basic in information-gathering. They include Who, What, When Where, and Why….What are the 5 Ws?
- Who is it about?
- What happened?
- When did it take place?
- Where did it take place?
- Why did it happen?
