wh- question
noun[C]
languagespecializeduk/dʌb.əl.juːˈeɪtʃ ˌkwes.tʃən/us/dʌb.əl.juːˈeɪtʃ ˌkwes.tʃən/aquestioninEnglishthat is arequestforinformation. Wh-questionsusuallystartwith a wordbeginningwith wh-, but "how" is alsoincluded. The wh- words are: what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why, and how.
特殊疑问句Linguistics: question words & expressions
- amirite
- devil
- extent
- how about...?idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth...idiom
- in God's/heaven's nameidiom
- shall
- trick
- what the blazes...?idiom
- what's the score?idiom
- what/where/how/why the devilidiom
- when
- whenever
- where
- wherefore
- which
- who
- why don't you...?idiom
- world
- would
Grammar
Responding towh-questions
Wh-questions ask for information and we do not expect a yes-no answer to a wh-question. We expect an answer which gives information:…Adding emphasis towh-questions
We can add emphasis to wh-questions in speaking by stressing the auxiliary verb do. We usually do this when we have not already received the information that we expected from an earlier question, or to show strong interest.…Negativewh-questions
When we ask negative wh-questions, we use the auxiliary verb do when there is no other auxiliary or modal verb, even when the wh-word is the subject of the clause:…Adding awh-word at the end of a statement to make a question
In speaking, we can sometimes turn wh-questions into statement questions:…Intonation andwh-questions
The intonation of wh-questions is normally falling. The falling intonation is on the most important syllable:…Prepositions and particles withwh-questions
We can use wh-words and phrases after prepositions in more formal questions:…Questions:wh-questions
Wh-questions begin with what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how. We use them to ask for information. The answer cannot be yes or no:…Formingwh-questions
We usually form wh-questions with wh- + an auxiliary verb (be, do or have) + subject + main verb or with wh- + a modal verb + subject + main verb:…