WH Question

WH QUESTION

A.    Illustration

Three friends are talking about their holiday plan.

Sonia                     : Hi, guys.

Van and Mia         : Hi, Sonia.

Sonia                     : What are you doing?

Van                       : We are making plan for holiday trip.

Sonia                     : Great! When will you go?

Mia                        : We will go on the first day of holiday

Sonia                     : Where do you want to go?

Van                       : Maybe Melbourne, or wherever, as long as there is a beach

Sonia                     : Cool!

Mia                        : We are thinking of taking someone with us, either you or Don

Sonia                     : Oohh.. so whom will you choose?

Mia                        : I think… we will choose both of you. To make the holiday more fun.

Sonia                     : Nice! So how do we go?

Van                       : We will use my wagon. I will drive

The bold in the dialogue are called W/H Question. In English there are seven WH Questions.  Here’s what they are and how they are used:

1.      Who (Whose and whom) Siapa

Who, is used for subject. Whose has the same meaning but it is always followed by a noun (possession). Whom, is used for object.

Example,

Ø  Who are you? I am Nita

Ø  Whose car is that? That car is mine

Ø  With whom do you go to Jakarta? I go to Jakarta with my father.

2.      Where (dimana)

Where, is used for asking about place.

Example,

Ø  Where do you live? I live at Patimura street no 7.

Ø  Where are you come from? I am come from Aceh.

Ø  Where is the White House?  It is beside the BNI.

3.      When (Kapan)

When, is used for asking about time.

Example,

Ø  When is your birthday? It is on August 23^th.

Ø  When will you buy a car? I will buy next month.

4.      Why (Kenapa)

Why, is used for asking about reason.

Example,

Ø  Why does your sister come early? (Because) she wants to meet her teacher.

Ø  Why do not you bring my book? (Because) I forget to put in my bag.

5.      What (Apa)

What, is used for asking about verb, things or objects.

Example,

Ø  What does she do every day? She works as a civil servant.

Ø  What are the ingredients of this juice? Apple, orange, and broccoli.

6.      Which (Yang Mana)

Which, is used for asking about choice

Example,

Ø  Which do you like, Honda or Yamaha? I like both of them, actually.

Ø  Which one does she wants to eat, noodle or fried rice? She likes noodle.

7.      How (Bagaimana)

How, is used for asking about method and condition

Example,

Ø  How is your mother? She is fine.

Ø  How far can you go on foot? Only about five kilometers.

NOTE:

How far (distance), example: How far is your home?

How long (length (time or space)), example: How long will it take?

How many (quantity/ countable), example: How many books do you have?

How much (quantity/ uncountable), example: How much money do you have?

B.     EXERCISE

1.      Fill the blank with suitable forms of WH Question!

a.       ______ are the kids?

b.      ______ is the test?

c.       ______ do they go?

d.      ______ does he eat?

e.       ______ pen is this?

f.       With  ______  do you live?

g.      ______ does your mother angry?

h.      ______ is your cousin birthday?

i.        ______ one do you need?

j.        ______ old is your cat?

2.      Ask your friends and your friends answer it! Using WH Question!

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