Question Words Who whom whose what which How

Question Words (Who; whom; whose; what; which)

How to ask question • Use an auxiliary or a helping verb - Can you help me? auxiliary - Is he sick? Auxiliary • Use a question word - what will you eat? question word -who broke the vase? question word

The subject • The subject of a sentence is the noun or pronoun that does the action. • The subject always comes before the verb. - Sally lost her bag. (noun-subject) - I missed you. (pronoun-subject)

The Object • The object of a sentence is the noun or pronoun that the verb is done on. • The object always comes after the verb. I called Ramy two hours ago. (noun-object) Dad invited them to dinner. (pronoun-object)

Ask about the subject of a sentence • Who subject/people - Ramy met us at the station. Who met you at the station? question word + Main verb (no auxiliary) Affirmative Question • Which subject/things or animals - The blue dress is nicer. Which dress is nicer? - limited or small number of answers to choose from • What subject/ things or animals - Reading is my favorite hobby. What is your favorite hobby? - Unlimited number of answers to choose from

Ask about the object of a sentence • Whom object/people - Sarah helped Reem. Whom did Sarah help? question word + auxiliary + subject + main verb interrogative question • Which object/ things or animals - Mom Chose the red carpet. Which carpet did mom choose? - Limited or small number of answers to choose from • What object/ things or animals - He cooks pasta for dinner. What does he cook for dinner? - Unlimited number of answers to choose from

Ask about Possession • Whose people/things/animals a. Sally’s bag is lost. Whose bag is lost? a. Our class was decorated. Whose class was decorated? a. Dany’s dad owns a company. Whose dad owns a company? a. The teacher is talking to his mom. Whose mom is the teacher talking to?