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Topic 1 | I am, I don’t etc
Topic 2 | Have you? Are you? Don’t you? etc
Topic 3 | Too/ either /so am I/ Neither do I etc
Topic 4 | Isn’t/ haven’t/ don’t etc. (Negatives)
Topic 5 | Do they? Is it? Have you?
Topic 6 | Forming Questions (Who/ What/ Why/ Where/ When/ Which)
Topic 7 | What …? Which …? How …?
Topic 8 | How long does it take …?
What …? Which …? How …?
When constructing questions with the word ‘What’ they can either be followed by a noun or without a noun.
What + Noun
- What brand is your fridge?
- What measurement are you looking for?
- What kind of games are you interested in?
The other type of questions starting with the word ‘What’ can be followed by words from other word classes.
What + Pronouns/ Determiners/ Verbs etc.
- What’s her favorite dessert?
- What do you enjoy doing on the weekend?
Which + Noun (Things or people)
- Which day can we meet up for coffee, Thursday or Saturday?
- Which jam do you prefer- strawberry or raspberry?
- Which players do you like the most- Messi or Ronaldo?
We also use ‘Which’ without being followed by a noun=n when asking about things.
- Which is the faster car- Audi or BMW?
- Which is the better phone, iPhone or Samsung?
When asking about a few specific things, or a small number of possibilities, the word ‘Which’ is used to start the question.
- We can either travel by boat or Train. Which do you prefer?
- There are four possible days to book an appointment. Which day would you like?
By using ‘What’ at the start of a question, there are endless possibilities and is a more general question.
- What sort of movie do you like? (From all the genres of movies)
- What is the busiest city in America? (From all the cities in America)
- What
flavour ice cream do you like? (From all theflavours of ice cream available)
In the following
- What
colour bag do you want? - Which
colour do you prefer, pink or purple? - What is the most popular country in the world?
- Which is the most popular country, America, Spain or China?
When writing questions with ‘how’ you can use How + Adjective/ Adverb