The interrogative pronouns who, what, whom, whose, which and the interrogative adverbs where, when, why and how are used to frame information questions.
The structure ‘how + an adjective/adverb’ may also be used to frame information questions.
Make meaningful questions using the interrogative pronouns given above.
1............... books are these?
Wrong!
Use "Whose" to ask who something belongs to.
2............... do you want?
Wrong!
Use "What" to ask about the thing someone wants.
3............... will you stay with?
Wrong!
Use "Whom" as the formal object of the preposition "with".
4With ............... are you going?
Wrong!
After the preposition "with", the formal question form is "whom".
5............... did you go there?
Wrong!
Use "Why" to ask for a reason.
6............... is your boy?
Wrong!
Use "Which" to ask someone to choose or identify one person from a group.
7............... do you come from?
Wrong!
Use "Where" to ask about a place of origin.
8............... did you meet him?
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"When", "Where", and "How" can all complete this question with different meanings.
9............... long is this bridge?
Wrong!
Use "How" before "long" to ask about length.
10............... old is your father?
Wrong!
Use "How" before "old" to ask about age.
11............... brothers and sisters do you have?
Wrong!
Use "How many" with countable plural nouns such as "brothers and sisters".
12............... is your headmaster?
Wrong!
Use "Who" to ask for a person's identity.
13............... did you come to this place?
Wrong!
Use "When" to ask about the time someone came.
Answers
- Whose books are these?
- What do you want?
- Whom will you stay with?
- With whom are you going?
- Why did you go there?
- Which is your boy?
- Where do you come from?
- When / Where / How did you meet him?
- How long is this bridge?
- How old is your father?
- How many brothers and sisters do you have?
- Who is your headmaster?
- When did you come to this place?
