1.

You use who, whom or whose in

questions about people.
Who is used to ask questions about
the subject or object of the verb, or
about the object of a preposition.
Who discovered this?
In formal English, whom is used as the
object of a verb or preposition. The
preposition always comes in front of
whom.
Whom did you see?
You use whose to ask which person
something belongs to or is related to.
Whose can be the subject or the
object.
Whose is nearer?
4) You use how to ask about the way in
which something happens or is done.
How are you going to get home?
You also use how to ask about the way
a person or thing feels or looks.
How are you?

A) Make questions for these sentences

by using who or what instead of the
words in bold.
1. Tom bought her that car.
Who bought her that car?
2. Tom bought her that car.
What did Tom buy here?
3. They have invited us.
Who
4. Ive lent that bike to Martin.
Who ....
5. My parents will be at home.
Who .
6. I asked my teacher to help.
Who ....
7. They gave the letters to me.
What.
8. My mother said no
What ...
9. My cousin bought a new car
What ..
10. My sister answered the telephone.
Who .

2. You use which to ask about one person

or thing, out of a number of people or
things. Which can be the subject or
object.
Which is your father?

3. You use what to ask about

things (actions or events). What
can be the subject or object.
What is he selling?
You use what for to ask about
the reason for an action, or the
purpose of an object.

Which switch operates this machine?

What are those lights for?

5) How is also used:
- with adjectives to ask about the degree
of a quality that someone or something
has.
How good are you at English?
- with adjectives such as big, old and
far to ask about size, age and distance.
How old are you?
- with adverbs such as long and often
to ask about time, or well to ask about
abilities.
How long have you lived here?
How well can you dance?

- with many and much to ask about the

number or amount of something.
How many were there?

6) You use when to ask about

points in time or periods of time,
why to ask about the reason for
an action and where to ask about
place and direction.
When were you in Spain?
Why are you here?
Where is the police station?
You can also ask about direction
using which direction in or
which way
Which direction did she go in?
Which way did she go?

B) Use the wh-words below to complete the questions which follow.

what

when

which

who

whose

why

1. . time do you start work?

2. lives in that castle?
3. of these motorbikes belong to him?
4. coat is this? Its not yours, is it?
5. are you coming home?
6. is he going?
7. cant you come? Are you busy?
8. do you get to the school from here?
9. old is your husband now?
10. day does Ann get home?

C) Make questions from these words

1. Where/your sister/playing? She had been playing outside.
Where had your sister been playing?
2. How long/your sister/playing outside? All afternoon.

3. What/ he/ ask for? He asked for something to drink.

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4. How/she/hold the bread? She held it in both hands

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