Wh Question words

When are you going to school ?
When was the Second World War fought ?
When were you born ?
When did you get married ?

WHY

Why is used in a question to refer to the reason of an occurred action or event. It also refers to the cause of the occurred event or action. This event or action has been done or is taking place. Past tense and compound verbs are used in the question.
Why did you break this window ?
Why were you late ?
Why are you skating ?
Why are you crying ?

Who

Who is used in a question to refer to a person (subject ) that is doing an action. Who can only be used in questions requesting the name of a person.
Who is she ?
Who is the new student ?
Who is this Doctor ?
Who did you talk to yesterday ?

WHICH

Which is used in a question to express a choice or a preference about the likes and dislikes of a person. Often, in the question, the person will have the choice of two or more things.
Which do you prefer in your coffee, milk or cream ?
Which colours do you want for your bedroom ?

HOW

How is known as being an adverb. Nevertheless, it is still used as a question word. In the question it expresses the manner in which an action is done, a person is feeling and/or a means of transportation.
How are you feeling today ?
How can you run 10 miles without being tired ?
How are you going to the party tonight ?

ADVERBS ?????

The adverbs How and What are also considered in specific cases as pronouns, adjectives and exclamations depending on how they are used. It is not important to know how to analyse them in a sentence. But it is important to know how to recognize them in a sentence
What and How can be matched either with a preposition, an adjective, an adverb or simply used with an exclamation mark. The following charts show you those different notions.

Q-words	Notion	Examples
HOW MUCH	Quantity, amount, price, non-countable	How much time do you have ? I have two hours before I go
HOW MANY	Number, quantity, countable	How many students are there ? There are 32 students
WHOM	Person (object)	Whom did you see ? I saw the players
WHOSE	Possession	Whose pen is this ? It is mine
WHAT TIME	Expresses time on a clock	What time is it ? It is 4 o’clock

Q-Words	Notions	Examples
WHAT FOR	Use, goal, objectives.	What are you studying for ? I’m studying for a school exam
WHAT KIND OF	Expresses kinds of things	What kind of car do you have? I have a Toyota
WHAT SIZE	Expresses different sizes of things	What size are your shoes ? I wear size 7 shoes
HOW EARLY	Expresses time in advance Early hours	How early do you get up ? I get up at 6:30 a.m.
HOW LATE	Lateness, delay, late hours	How late did you get in yesterday ? I got in at 9:00 p.m.

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