Information Questions

If you want more specific information about the subject matter you ask “wh-questions” or “information questions”. These questions begin with question words. Study the chart and make your own questions.

WHO	(h) Who can answer that question? Who came to visit you?	I can. Jane and Eric.	Who is used as the subjeet of а question. It refers to people.
	(i) Who is coming to dinner tonight? Who wants to come with me?	Ann, Bob, and Al. We do.	Who is usually followed by а singular verb even if the speaker is asking about more than one person.
WHOM	(j) Who(m) did you see? Who(m) are you visiting? (k) Who(m) should I talk to? To who(m) should I talk? (formal)	I saw George. My relatives. The secretary.	Whom is used as the object of а verb or preposition. In everyday spoken English, whom is rarely used; who is used instead. Whom is used only in formal questions. Note: Whom, not who, is used if preceded by a preposition.
WHOSE	(l) Whose book did you borrow? Whose key is this? (Whose isthis?)	David's. It's mine.	Whose asks questions about possession.
WHAT	(m) What made you angry? What went wrong?	His rudeness. Everything.	Whatis used as the subjeet of а question. It refers to things.
	(n) What do you need? What did Alice buy? (o) What didhe talk about? About what did he talk? (formal)	I need a pencil. A book. His vacation.	What is also used as an objeet.
	(p) What kind of soup is that? What kind of shoes did he buy?	It's bean soup. Sandais.	What kind of asks about the particular variety or type of something.
	(q) What did you do last night? What is Mary doing?	I studied. Reading a book.	What + a form of do is used to ask questions about activities.
	(r) What countries did you visit? What time did she come? What color is his hair?	Italy and Spain. Seven o'clock. Dark brown.	What may accompany a noun.
	(s) What is Ed like? (t) What is the weather like?	He's kind and friendly. Hot and humid.	What + be like asks for a general description of qualities.
	(u)What does Ed look like? (v) What does her house look like?	He's tall and has dark hair. It's a two-story,* red brick house.	What + look like asks for а physical description.
WHICH	(w) I have two pens. Which реп do you want? Which one do you want? Which do you want? (x) Which book should I buy?	The blue one. That one.	Which is used instead of what when a question concerns choosing from a definite, known quantity or group.
	(v) Which countries did he visit? What countries did he visit? (z) Which class are you in? What class are you in?	Peru and Chile. This class.	In some cases, there is little difference in meaning between which and what when they accompany a noun, as in (y) and (z).