{"id":2842,"date":"2016-04-07T21:05:55","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T20:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/ceipestalella\/?p=2842"},"modified":"2017-02-21T10:42:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T09:42:43","slug":"wh-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/ceipestalella\/english\/wh-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Wh words"},"content":{"rendered":"

We use question words to ask certain types of questions. We often refer to them as\u00a0WH words<\/em>\u00a0because they include the letters\u00a0WH<\/em>\u00a0(for example\u00a0WHy, HoW<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Main WH words<\/h3>\n

These are the most common question words that we usually use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Wh words<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Function<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Example sentences<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0Translation<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

What<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking for informationAsking for repetition<\/td>\nWhat is your name?<\/em><\/span>What? I didn’t hear you.<\/em><\/span><\/td>\nQu\u00e8…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking about time<\/td>\nWhen did he leave?<\/em><\/span><\/td>\nQuan…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Where<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking in or at what place or position<\/td>\nWhere do they live?<\/em><\/span><\/td>\nOn…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Which<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking about choice<\/td>\nWhich pen do you want?<\/em><\/span><\/td>\nQuin…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Who<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking what person or people<\/td>\nWho is that man?<\/em><\/span><\/td>\nQui…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Why<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking for reason<\/td>\nWhy do you say that?<\/em><\/span><\/td>\nPer qu\u00e8…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking about mannerAsking about condition or quality<\/td>\nHow does this work?<\/em><\/span>How was your exam?<\/em><\/span><\/td>\nCom…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Other WH words<\/h3>\n

These question words are also very important although<\/strong><\/em>* we don’t use it very often at this level. You can read them and try to remember some because you will use them at high-school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Wh words<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Function<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Example sentences<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Translation<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Whom<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking what person or people<\/td>\nWhom did you see?<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nA qui…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whose<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking about ownership<\/td>\nWhose are these keys?<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nDe qui…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How far<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking about distance<\/td>\nHow far is Barcelona from New York?<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nA quina dist\u00e0ncia…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How long<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking about amounts or periods of time<\/td>\nHow long was your stay in Paris?\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nQuant de temps…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How many<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking about quantity (countable)<\/td>\nHow many cars are there?<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nQuants\/quantes…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How much<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking about quantity (uncountable)<\/td>\nHow much money do you have?<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nQuant\/quante…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How often<\/strong><\/td>\nAsking about frequency<\/td>\nHow often do you go to the cinema?<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nAmb quina freq\u00fc\u00e8ncia…?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* although: <\/strong>encara que<\/span><\/p>\n

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