THE GIRL GOES SWIMMING TO KEEP FIT- ELICITS QUESTION WORDS AND HOW TO MAKE WH-WH-QUESTIONS QUESTIONS FROM SS
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The girl goes swimming to keep fit
- Elicits question words and how to make wh-
Wh-questions
questions from Ss.
a. Presentation:
- Based on Ss' understanding of wn-questions, T
may revise or teach this type of questions again.
Wh- Questions allow a speaker to find out
more information about topics. They are as
follows:
The "grammar" used with wh- questions
depends on whether the topic being asked about
Time
When ?
Place
is the "subject" or "predicate" of a sentence ..
Where?
- For the subject pattern:
Who?
Person
Why?
Reason
Ex:
Manner
How?
Someone has my baseball. Who has my
baseball?
What?
Object/ action
Something is bothering you. What is bothering
you?
Other words can also be used to inquire
For the predicate pattern, wh- question
about specific information:
formation depends on whether there is an
Choice of alternatives
Which (one) ?
"auxiliary" verb in the original sentence.
Possession
Whose?
+ There is an auxiliary verb:
Person (objective
Whom?
He is doing his homework. ? is he doing
formal)
How much?
What is he doing?
How many?
Price, amount (non-
+ There is no auxiliary and the verb is "be:
count)
How long?
The meeting was at 8 a.m. ? was the meeting
Quantity (count)
How often ?
When was the
Duration
How far ?
meeting?
Frequency
What kind of ?
+ There is no auxiliary and the verb is not "be":
Distance
He wants two kilos of beef. ? does he want
Description
What does he
b. Practice:
want?