Question

Complete the following questions with a question word, as appropriate. Choose from the box. Two of the question words may be used more than once . Be careful! Two of those question words will not be necessary.

WHERE, WHY, HOW OLD, WHEN, WHICH, WHO, HOW, WHAT

a) can we see in that picture?
b) was that photo taken?
c) was Anne Frank at that moment?
d) school did she go to, Piaget or Montessori?
e) was she lving in 1940?
f) was she when that photo was taken?
g) was Anne Frank a victim of?
h) was Anne when she died?

Answer 1

where was Anne when she died?
where was she when that photo was taken?
what school did she go to, ....
when was that photo taken? 
what can we see...

Answer 2

a) Who

b) Where

c) How old

d) Which

e) Where

f) How old

g) What

h) Where

Em Inglês, costuma-se fazer uso das chamadas - question words- com a finalidade de fazer questionamentos. O seu uso deve preceder os verbos auxiliares e modais.

Podemos citar como exemplos de question words as seguintes palavras-

→WHERE ⇒ que exprime a noção de lugar (onde)

→WHY ⇒ que exprime a noção de motivo (por que)

→HOW OLD ⇒ que exprime a noção de idade (quantos anos)

→WHEN ⇒ que exprime a noção de tempo (quando)

→WHICH ⇒ que exprime a noção de opção (qual)

→WHO ⇒ que exerce a função de sujeito (quem)

→HOW ⇒ que exprime a noção de modo (como)

→WHAT ⇒ o que ou qual