WH-QUESTIONS WITH BE

Wh- questions (open questions)

Essentially, there are two types of questions: Yes / No questions and Wh– questions. Wh– questions are so called because with the exception of the question word how, all the question words begin with the letters Wh. They are also called open questions because the number of possible responses is limitless. This means they must be answered with more information than just a simple “yes” or “no.”

Who is used to obtain information about a person or people.

question		response
Who is at the door?		Tom is at the door.

What is used to request information about somebody or something.

question		response
What is this?		This is a bird.

When is used to obtain information about the time period in which an action occurs.

question		response
When is the party?		It's in March.

Where is used to obtain information about the location of a person or thing.

question		response
Where are you from?		I am from Dominican Republic.

How is used to obtain information about the way something happens, or the manner or way somebody behaves or does something.

question		response
How is your mother?		She is fine, thanks.

Exercise:

Exercise 1: Wh- questions and to be