CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS MILENIO C/ San Martín Meta, 18 San Martín de la Vega 28330 (Madrid) Teléfono 918945818 We use Question Words to form questions and ask for information Who We ask about people Who is that girl? She’s my sister Whose We ask who something belongs to Whose ball is that? It’s Peter’s What We ask about animals, things, actions, professions, etc What is this? It’s a ball What does he do? He’s a doctor What colour is your car? It’s red What time is it? It’s nine o’clock Which We ask about people, animals or things (when we choose from a small group) Which dress you like, the green or the red one? The green one Where We ask about places Where you live? In Rome When We ask about time When is he coming? On Monday Why We ask about the reason why something happens Why is the baby crying? Because he is hungry How We ask about the way in which something happens or about someone's health How you go to school? By bus How are you? I’m fine HOW We use How + adjective / adverb when we ask for specific information How often We ask about the frequency of an action How often you go to the cinema?Every week How old We ask about the age How old is she? She’s seventy We ask about the quantity or the price How many + plural countable nouns How much + uncountable nouns Prepositions with Question Words If the Question Word goes with a preposition, we place the preposition at the end of the question Who is this rose for? Which hospital is he in? What is he talking about? Where did he buy the present from? Where does he send the letter to? Questions which take yes / no for an answer start with auxiliary verbs, not with Question Words Is Betty your friend? No, she isn’t Have you got a pet? Yes, I have Does he go to the cinema on Fridays? Yes, he does