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• WH- QUESTIONS ARE USED TO GET INFORMATION.
• FOR EXAMPLE: WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
(THIS QUESTION IS ASKED AT THE BEGINNING OF A QUESTION WHEN YOU ARE MEETING SOMEONE NEW)
• THE SPEAKER GETS INFORMATION BY ASKING USING ‘WH- QUESTIONS’
• WH- QUESTIONS CANNOT BE ANSWERED BY ‘YES’ OR ‘NO’.

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1. “Who” is used when you want to get information about a person .

2. For example:
a) Who is your grandmother?
b) Who is the class representative?
c) Who is your favourite artiste? who
d) Who is Jack’s girlfriend?
e) Who is the leader here?

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1. “Whom” should be used to refer to the object of a verb or
preposition.

1. For example:
a) (To) Whom do we contact in case of fire?
b) Whom did you speak to yesterday at the market?
c) Whom should we complaint?
d) Whom do you agree with?
e) Whom do you believe?

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1. “Whose” is used to ask about ownership.

2. For example:
a) Whose are these keys?
b) Whose turn is it?
c) Whose dictionary is this?
d) Whose car was stolen?
e) Whose is this book?

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1. “Why” is used when you want to know the reason for something.

2. For example:
a) Why are you coming late to class?
b) Why is he leaving the school early today?
c) Why do you want to be a doctor?
d) Why do you need to see the principal?

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1. “What” is used when you want information about a thing, idea,
event or action .

2. For example:
a) What are you doing at the market?
b) What is in your bag? what
c) What is Kim’s favourite doll?
d) What are they doing over there?
e) What is Jimmy’s password?

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1. “When” is used when you want to get information about the
time something happens.

2. For example:
a) When is your birthday?
b) When is the ceremony going to be held?
c) When are you going to Perth?
d) When is your next trip to Penang?

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1. “Where” is used when you want information about a place or direction.

2. For example:
a) Where do you live?
b) Where is the cinema?
c) Where do you get the banner?
d) Where is your bottle?
e) Where have you been?

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1. “How” is used when you want to know about the way something is done
OR when you want to know the quality or quantity.

2. For example:
a) How old is your sister?
b) How are you feeling today?
c) How do I get to the market from here?
d) How was the school today?
e) How is your ankle after the treatment?

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1. “Which” is used when you want to ask for
preferences, choices or options.

2. For example:
a) Which one do prefer to buy? which
b) Which size would you like?
c) Which colour do you want?
d) Which one is a better idea?
e) Which of the following is true?

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 WHEN TO USE “WHO”/”WHOM”
• “WHO” SHOULD BE USED TO REFER TO THE • “WHOM” SHOULD BE USED TO REFER TO THE OBJECT
SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE. OF A VERB OR PREPOSITION.

• E.G: WHOM DO YOU BELIEVE? • E.G: WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO ON THE VACATION?
• (TO) WHOM SHOULD I TALK TO ABOUT THIS? • WHO MADE THIS COFFEE?
• TRICK: IF ‘HE’ OR ‘SHE’ FITS (AS THE ANSWER), • *TRICK: IF ‘HIM’ OR ‘HER’ FITS (AS THE ANSWER), YOU
YOU SHOULD USE WHOM SHOULD USE WHOM

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oYOU HAVE COME TO THE END OF THE NOTES,
TRY THE EXERCISE ON THE ‘EXERCISE’ SECTION.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING ON THE TOPIC ☼

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