FOR PEOPLE

1. Subject - Who

 Who found Gary's coat? Sheelagh found it.

 Who can give the answer? The boys can.

2. Object - Who or Whom

 Whom did you meet there? I met Peter. Or

 Who did you meet there? I met Peter.

 Whom does the boy see every day? He sees his friends.

 Who does the boy see every day? He sees his friends.

Remark: In conversation whom is generally replaced by who.

3. Prepositional - Who or Whom

 For whom are you looking? (formal)

 Whom are you looking for? Or

 Who are you looking for?(The preposition is moved to the end)

 With whom do you generally go to the club? (formal)

 Whom do you generally go to the club with? Or

 Who do you generally go to the club with?

4. Possessive - Whose

 Whose sweater is that? It's Christina's.

 This is my raincoat. Whose is that?

FOR THINGS

a) Subject ........... What

 What happened to you?

  What is your profession?

b) Object .......... What

 What did you do yesterday?

 What do they eat on Sundays?

c) Prepositional ...... What

 For what are you looking? (formal)I'm looking for my keys.

 What are you looking for?(informal)I'm looking for my keys.

 With what do you eat? (formal) I eat with a fork.

 What do you eat with? (informal) I eat with a fork.

FOR PERSONS AND THINGS WHEN THE CHOICE IS RESTRICTED

A. Subject ............... Which

 Which is your mother: the woman in white or in red?

 Which is her name: Sandra or Sue?

B. Object ............... Which

 Which of these boys do you like best?

 Which of these books is your favorite?

C. Prepositional ........ Which

 To which boy are you talking: Marco or Sean? (formal)

 Which boy are you talking to: Marco or Sean? (informal)

 About which are you talking, literature or music? (formal)

 Which are you talking about, literature or music?(informal)

REMARKS:

1. SUBJECT X OBJECT

 Who wants to go? (subject) Peter wants to go.

 Who(m) did you see? (object) I saw Peter.

 What made him angry? (subject) The noise did.

 What did she bring? (object) She brought a cake.

2. Notice the following constructions with what:

 What did you do that for? = Why did you do that?

 What is Mr. Friel? = What is his profession?

 What time is it? It is eleven o'clock.

 (At) what time do you get up? I get up at six.

INTERROGATIVE ADVERBS

A. They are:

 When did you arrive? I arrived yesterday.

 Where do you live? I live in Venice.

 Why are you so sad? Because I am hungry.

 How is the weather? It is wet and cold.

B. Expressions formed with How:

 How many languages does he speak? Five.

 How much did you pay for this coat? 100 dollars.

 How large is the room? It is larger than the kitchen.

 How wide is the avenue? It is 20 meters wide.

 How tall is Thomas? Thomas is 6 feet tall.

 How high is the mountain? It is 2 meters high.

 How deep is this pool? It is 10 meters deep.

 How far is it from here to the lake? It is 30 km far.

 How long does the trip take? It takes two hours.

 How often do you go abroad? I go abroad twice a year.

MARCO SUCUPIRA LANGUAGE MATERIALS