What are The Types of Framing WH- Questions | With Exercise

Framing Wh- Questions Exercise 

What is framing wh- question? 

Framing Wh-question- question is described as a question or interrogative word. These interrogative words are marked "W" and "H".

WH-questions also refer to questionable words. These question words contain the letters "W" and "H" so, these are called Wh-questions.

There are usually two questions to ask in English:

• Auxiliary verb by
• Wh-word by

When asked by auxiliary verb, that is, an interrogative sentence is formed, the answer can be said yes or no. But in the case of Wh-questions, the answer is yes or no. Whatever information is asked by Wh-questions, the entire answer is to say or write.

Wh-questions refers to the questions that are asked with Wh-words. Wh-words are the words that begin with W and H. Such words are - what, who, which, where, when, why, whose, and whom. But there is no 'W' at the beginning of a Wh-word, that is- How. These wh-words sometimes ask for a subject, sometimes an object or sometimes a verb.

What are The Types of  Wh- Questions?

Who did the work? Here, who's asking about the subject, that's, who's asking who did the work. Whom do you want? - Who here is asking about the object, that's, asking for whom. How did you do the work? - Here's how Verb asked about verb.
Wh-word its singular and plural same.

Wh- Questions its Constituted

Use and structure of Wh-words used to learn about Subject:

• Persons case : Who and Which
• Objects case   : What and Which

Who: Who is used in the question about the question. Here are some examples of this wh-question starting with:

Structure: Who+ verb+ noun/ pronoun/ complement+?

• Statement: I am Rahim.
• Question  : Who are you?
• Statement: He took the book.
• Question  : Who took the book?

Here it shows who has been used to refer to the subject or 'Who'. No need for an auxiliary verb after 'Who' and the original verb fits the subject's number and person and sentence tense used in the sentence.

More Example:

• Statement : The boy has broken the glass.
• Question   : Who has broken the glass?
• Statement : The man will do it.
• Question   : Who will do it?
• Statement : They were playing football.
• Question   : Who were playing football?

What: What is used in the wh-question to ask a question? Here are some examples of what questions:

Structure : What+ verb+ adjective+?

• Statement: The accident shocked him very much.
• Question  : What shocked him very much?

'What' - Subject of case used time what before  auxiliary verb its no require.

 
Linking  verb its Subject:

• Statement : My purpose is to get the opportunity.
• Question   : What is your purpose? 

Note: 'What' for what used.
Which: Which is used in the question to ask about choice. Here are some examples of wh-questions with:

Structure : Which+ noun+verb+ complement+?

• Statement : Macbeth is my favourite book.
• Question   : Which book is your favourite?
• Statement : The Burigangga river flows through Dhaka.
• Question   : Which river flows through Dhaka?
• Statement : That boy did it.
• Question   : Which boy did it?

Note: 'Which' for which used. Object used wh-word Total Number used.

• Persons Case : Whom, Who and Which.
• Objects Case : What and Which.

Whom/ Who:
Structure: Whom/ Who+ auxiliary verb+ Subject+ main verb+?

• Statement : He will help them.
• Question   : Whom/ Who will he help?
• Statement : The dog bit the girl.
• Question   : Whom/ Who did the dog bite?

Note: Learning from students is not important because conversations are not common. Please do not try to use it when you are talking. This is for formal writing only.

Which: Here are some examples of this wh-question starting with which:

Structure: Which+ noun+ auxiliary verb+ subject+ main verb+?

• Statement : I like that book a pencil.
• Question   : Which book do you like?
• Statement : He called that boy.
• Question   : Which boy did he call?

What: Here are some examples of this wh-question starting with what:

Structure: What (noun)+ auxiliary verb+ subject+ main verb+?

• Statement : He wants a pencil.
• Question   : What does he want?
• Statement : They bought the daily News paper.
• Question    : What daily did they buy?

Verb its  Used Case Wh- Word Total Number Used

Why: Any reason why questions are asked. Here are some examples of why:

Structure: Why+ auxiliary verb+ subject+ main verb+ object/ complement+?

• Statement : She went to market to buy a shirt.
• Question   : Why did she go to market?
• Statement : The boy was punished for his bad habit.
• Question   : Why was the boy punished?

Note: 'The reason for the 'why'/ 'why why' (for what reason). Happens for why by verb is asked.

When: When used in questions to ask about time. Here are some wh-questions to ask when:

Structure : When+ auxiliary verb+ subject+ main verb+ object/ complement+?

• Statement : I am coming back on Monday.
• Question   : When are you coming back?

Note: Conferred sentence its I or We by Wh-question it you sit। Me and Us its Instead you, my and our its Instead your sit.

• Statement : Ali was born in 1970.
• Question   : When was Ali born?

Note: When meanings when or Any time (at what time), time Enquiring when by  questions.

Where: Where used in questions to ask about space. Here are some examples of wh-questions:

Structure : Where+ auxiliary verb+ subject+ main verb+ object/ complement +?

• Statement : I am going to the school.
• Question   : Where are you going?
• Statement : Sahib put the bag on the table.
• Question   : Where did Sahib put the bag?

Note: Where is the meaning or in what place (in what place). Where is the question by where to find the place.

How: How it is used in questions to ask various questions including method, condition/ quality and scope/ degree.

Although ‘how’ does not start with WH, how is it considered as a question-word. Here are some examples of how these wh-questions:

Structure : How+ auxiliary verb+ subject+ main verb+ object/ complement+?

• Statement : They are going to Canada by train.
• Question   : How are they going to Canada?
• Statement : I opened the door with a key.
• Question   : How did you open the door?

Note: How minions be what (how old), in what way (how). The question is asked by how to know how a task is performed.

Whose: We use it to ask whose has what. Here are some examples of whose these wh-questions:

Structure: Whose+ verb+ object/ complement+?

• Statement : This book is yours.
• Question   : Whose is the book?

Or, structure : Whose+ noun+ auxiliary verb+ subject+ main verb+ complement/ extension+?

• Statement : I want his book.
• Question   : Whose book do you want?

Note: Whose meaning 'whose' possessive arithmetic whose used.

What it's More Enumerates Used

i. Interrogative Sentence:

• Statement : He is an English book.
• Question   : What book is this?
• Statement : I ate ice-cream.
• Question   : What did you eat?

ii. Preposition:

• Statement : He wrote the answer with a pencil.
• Question   : What did he write the answer with?
• Statement : The baby is crying for a doll.
• Question   : What is the baby crying for?

iii. What+be....... like for use:

• Statement : The accident was terrible.
• Question   : What was the accident like?
• Statement : The crisis is severe.
• Question    : What is the crisis like?

iv. Profession :

• Statement : My father is an engineer.
• Question   : What is your father?
• Statement : Her brother is a teacher.
• Question   : What is your brother?

v. Measurement :

• Statement : My age is 20/I'm 20 years of age.
• Question   : What age are you?
• Statement : The length of the table is 5 feet.
• Question   : What length is the table.

How Its Divers  Used Wh- Questions? 

A. How+ Adjective:

• Statement : I am eighteen years old.
• Question   : How old are you?
• Statement : This building is 100 metres high.
• Question   : How high is this building?
• Statement : The well is twelve feet deep.
• Question   : How deep is the well?
• Statement : My table is four feet long.
• Question   : How long is your table?
• Statement : It look him six months to finish the work.
• Question   : How long did it take him to finish the work?

B. How+ much/ many:

• Statement : He could save enough money.
• Question   : How much (money) could he save?
• Statement : Raju wants two books.
• Question   : How many books does Raju want?

C. Price:

• Statement : It will cost him thirty taka.
• Question   : How much will it cost him?

D. How + adverb :

• Statement : He comes here everyday.
• Question   : How often does he come here?
• Statement : Karim walks very fast.
• Question   : How fast does Karim walk?
• Statement : He moved as slowly as a turtle.
• Question   : How slowly did he move?
• Statement : He is very well.
• Question   : How is he?

Note:  How do you do? A greeting; Not the question When two people are introduced to each other with the knowledge of each other, each other How do you do? Say hello.

Exercise for Example Wh- Questions 

1. Make an appropriate Wh- question for each of the following underlined words or phrases.

A.

1. Ali and Karim want to go out for a walk.
2. They saw Mina with his father in the work.
3. The doctor advised her to stay in bed.
4. His father beat him severely.
5. This house is his.

B.

1. This shop sells good things.
2. The teacher was speaking to the boy.
3. He is looking for a new job.
4. I am listening to the radio-news.
5. He is using Ali's umbrella.

C.

1. I want you to talk about your village home.
2. I want his pen.
3. I am waiting for my friends.
4. I got this book from the public Library.
5. He visits me once a week. 

2. Choose the correct question words:

1. (Where/ What/ Who) do you live in?
2. (What/ When/ Which) do banks open?
3. (Whom/ Who/ When) is that girl?
4. (Who/ Where/ Whose) book do you want?
5. (How long/ How much/ How many) did it take to finish the hugh bridge?

3. Make question with the given words and add punctuation marks: 

1. What/ language/ we/ speak/ in America
2. When/ you/ go/ to/ collage
3. What/ time/ you/ go/ to/ bed
4. Where/ the/ President/ live
5. Why/ he/ ask/ a/ lot/ of/ questions

4. Fill in the blanks with proper question words:

1.  ______ do they go every week?
2. ______ are you crying?
3. ______ of the two houses you like most?
4. ______ have you been waiting?
5. ______ is that shirt?

5. Make meaningful statement for the question:

1. Where are you going tomorrow?
2. Who has broken the vase?
3. How do you feel today?
4. How long is your Couch?
5. Which one do you like between coffee?

6. Write questions about the words in underline:

1. They went to London.
2. She writes novels and poems.
3. Jone likes to ride on by cycle. 
4. The group members discovered the truth.
5. He comes here everyday.

Finally 

Thanks for reading the article. I hope you have found some useful information and resources about the Wh-question in English.

Watch A Video Summary of Usage

Here is a short video explaining what we can understand by use of Wh-question.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What are Wh-Question?

Answer: Wh-questions always start with one of the words wh-question (interrogative pronoun), which indicates what kind of information is wanted. It is very important to place a helper or a model verb after a wh- question and before a subject.

Let's take a few examples where "wh" has been used to ask a question:

• When does Rose read magazines?
• Where did you live 5 years ago?
• Why have you got 10 cars?
• Which big house is yours?
• What can I do now?
• Whose new laptop is this?
• Who ate all the ice-cream?
• Whom did she call?
• How old are you?
• When are you coming to see me at home?
• Whom is this example referring to?

How many WH questions are there in English?

Answer: The question I'm going to answer also starts with WH.

Well, WH-questions are questions that start with the word WH and include: what, when, where, who, who, who, who, why and how.

How do we frame 'wh' questions in English?

Answer: Your question is a WH-question in itself since HOW is considered a WH-word.

A few more examples of WH questions can be found below:

• Where are you from?
• Why is he weeping?
• When will they return home?
• What did she tell you?

Why are most of the questions being framed with the letters of "WH" in English?

Answer: I don’t really know the answer to this question, but I think we should question the letter ‘T’. Why, you might ask? Just notice ...

• What? That.
• Where? There.
• When? Then.
• Who? Thou.

There is no corresponding 't' word for 'why', but I find it interesting that children's play "why?" The answer by "cause" becomes "¿Por qué?" Answered by "porque" (literally answered by "for what?" "for").

How do I make a WH question?

Answer: The same way you asked this question. The scheme is as follows;
Wh-word + auxiliary verb + subject + predicate + all other members of the sentence except what you are asking about.

• I go shopping on Monday and Friday.
• When do I go walking?
• Where do I go on Sunday and Monday?
• What do I do on Wednesday?
• Who goes shopping on Sunday and Monday?
• Whose sister does the cooking in my family?