Question words

1. WH-question:


Where: ask about places.                 Ex: Where is he? At home.
When : ask about times and dates.  Ex: When will you phone? At 6 o'clock
Why   :ask about a reason.             Ex: Why are they leaving? They are tired.
How  : ask in what way.                  Ex: How will she get here? By taxi.
Who  : ask about people                 Ex: Who are you going to visit? My sister.
What : ask about things
(many possible answers).                 Ex: What's your father's job?
He's a dentist.
Which: ask about things
(small number of possible answers). Ex:Which finger did you break?My ring finger.

2. Word order:


Most wh-questions begin with a question word + an auxiliary verb + the subject

Question word             Auxiliary             Subject                 Verb
        What                           Is                      Brian                  Doing?
       Where                       Have                    You                      Put                The book?
       When                         Can                      We                    Travel                Safely?
        How                         Does                The radio               Work?

Who and What can be the subject of a question. Some examples:
- Who rang you? (someone rang you)
- Who is helping you? someone is helping you)

3. Preposition with wh-questions:

Prepositions (to, about, with, from, ...) usually go at the end. Here are some examples:
- Where are you from?
- Who do these books belong to?
- What are you talking about?
- Who are you going with?