Learning English Grammar

Questions

Different Types of Questions

1. Informative
     - questions which is asked to gain information

Examples :

What place in the Philippines is noted for its hot springs?

2. Rhetorical
    - not to get information but to produce effect.

Examples :

Am I a steward of nature?

3. Core
    - focuses on a central idea

Examples :

How can you take care of environment?

4. Follow-Up
     - asked after the core question to understand the response or the issue's main idea.

Examples :

What benefits do you get from a well-cared for environment?

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~ WH- QUESTIONS ~

What
- asking for a thing or
a specific information

Examples :

What is the lesson in the story?
What is your favorite color?

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When
- asks about time or date

Examples :

When is your birthday?
When will they arrive?
When will you submit your project?
When will you confess your feeling?

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Where
- asking about place or location

Examples :

Where did you come from?
Where have you been?

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Who
- asks about a person

Examples :

Who are your friends?
Who is your teacher?
Who will be the next president?

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Why
- asking for a reason

Examples :

Why do you need to study?
Why did you do that?

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