MARCO SUCUPIRA LANGUAGE MATERIALS

INTERROGATIVE WORDS

FORMS:


FOR PEOPLE

1. Subject - Who
Who found Gary's coat? Sheelagh found it.
Who can give the answer? The boys can.

2. Object - Who or Whom
Whom did you meet there? I met Peter. or
Who did you meet there? I met Peter.

Whom does the boy see every day? He sees his friends.
Who does the boy see every day? He sees his friends.

Remark: In conversation whom is generally replaced by who.

3. Prepositional - Who or Whom
For whom are you looking? (formal)
Whom are you looking for? or
Who are you looking for?(The preposition is moved to the end)
With whom do you generally go to the club? (formal)
Whom do you generally go to the club with? or
Who do you generally go to the club with?

4. Possessive - Whose
Whose sweater is that? It's Christina's.
This is my raincoat. Whose is that?


FOR THINGS

a) Subject ........... What
What happened to you?
What is your profession?

b) Object .......... What
What did you do yesterday?
What do they eat on Sundays?

c) Prepositional ...... What
For what are you looking? (formal)I'm looking for my keys.
What are you looking for?
(informal)I'm looking for my keys.
With what do you eat?
(formal) I eat with a fork.
What do you eat with?
(informal) I eat with a fork.


FOR PERSONS AND THINGS WHEN THE CHOICE IS RESTRICTED:


A. Subject ............... Which
Which is your mother: the woman in white or in red?
Which is her name: Sandra
or Sue?

B. Object ............... Which
Which of these boys do you like best?
Which of these books is your favorite?

C. Prepositional ........ Which
To which boy are you talking: Marco or Sean? (formal)
Which boy are you talking to: Marco or Sean? (informal)

About which are you talking, literature or music? (formal)
Which are you talking about, literature or music?(informal)


REMARKS:

1. SUBJECT X OBJECT
Who wants to go? (subject) Peter wants to go.
Who(m) did you see? (
object) I saw Peter.
What made him angry? (
subject) The noise did.
What did she bring? (
object) She brought a cake.
2. Notice the following constructions with what:
What did you do that for? = Why did you do that?
What is Mr. Friel? = What is his profession?
What time is it? It is eleven o'clock.
(At) what time do you get up? I get up at six.


INTERROGATIVE ADVERBS

A. They are:
When did you arrive? I arrived yesterday.
Where do you live? I live in Venice.
Why are you so sad? Because I am hungry.
How is the weather? It is wet and cold.


B. Expressions formed with How:
How many languages does he speak? Five.
How much did you pay for this coat? 100 dollars.
How large is the room? It is larger than the kitchen.
How wide is the avenue? It is 20 meters wide.
How tall is Thomas? Thomas is 6 feet tall.
How high is the mountain? It is 2 meters high.
How deep is this pool? It is 10 meters deep.
How far is it from here to the lake? It is 30 km far.
How long does the trip take? It takes two hours.
How often
do you go abroad? I go abroad twice a year.

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