Question Words: How to ask questions in English
Hello Friend: How are you? This is probably the first question that most people learn in English, next to, what is your name? Today I will introduce the main question words in English and teach you how to build sentences using these words. I will also show you the inversion method of turning a phrase into a question by simply changing the word order of the sentence. PART 1: Making questions with the 6 basic "question words" New Words 1. Who 2. What 3. Where 4. When 5. Why 6. How In order to make a question, you need at least 3 elements: question word + verb + subject/object. Example Sentences 1. Who is your father? Who [QUESTION WORD] + is [VERB] + your father [OBJECT]? 2. What is your name? What [QUESTION WORD] + is [VERB] + your name [OBJECT]? 3. Where do you live? Where [QUESTION WORD] + do [VERB] + you [SUBJECT] + live [SECOND VERB]? 4. When is your birthday? When [QUESTION WORD] + is [VERB] + your birthday [OBJECT]? 5. Why are you here?