INOBASOL TENTH 2020: QUESTION WORDS

SECOND TERM

IT WAS AN IMPORTANT DAY

QUESTION WORDS

OBJECTIVE

By the end of the lessson, students should be able to employ the questions words in appropriately way to collect information.

WARM UP

Identify the character

He is tall, he is thin, he is from Colombia, he comes from Santa Marta, he is a singer, he sings Vallenato...____________________

GRAMMAR

Wh-questions

Wh-questions are questions which start with a word like what, when, where, which, who, whose, why and how.

Question words

Questions with when, where, why

We form wh-questions with these words by putting the question word in front of a Yes/No question:

They are working in a shop.	>	Where are they working?
They have been working hard for their exams.	>	Why have they been working hard?
They arrived at six.	>	When did they arrive?

Questions with who, what, which

When we ask who, what and which about the object of the verb, we put the question word in front of a Yes/No question:

He is seeing Joe* tomorrow.*	>	Who is he seeing tomorrow?
I want a computer* for my birthday.*	>	What do you want for your birthday?
I'd prefer some tea.	>	Which would you prefer, tea or coffee?

Wh-questions 1

When we ask who, what and which about the subject of the verb, the question word takes the place of the subject:

Barbara gave me the chocolates.	>	Who gave you the chocolates?
Something funny happened.	>	What happened?
The dog frightened the children.	>	Which dog frightened the children?

We sometimes use what or which with a noun:

What subjects did you study at school?
Which English newspaper started in 1986?
What subjects does everyone have to study?
Which newspaper do you prefer, The Times or the Guardian?