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Question words

I can form and use question words and subject and object questions.

Wh at, when, where, who, why, how

My little brother
dropped it ivv the bath

Some questions start with a question word (e.g. when, With other verbs, we put the subject between the
what, where, how). auxiliary verb and the main verb.
How ore you? Where have you been?
When did you do your homework? Why did you choose that?
What should I do?
We use who in questions about people. We use
what in questions about things. When we use a preposition in a question, we put it
Who is your moths teacher?' at the end of the sentence.
'
What did you do last night?' Who were you talking to?
'
What is he looking for?
Word order
Where does he come from?
When we use the verb be, we put the subject after
the verb.
How are you?
When were you in London?

ÿ does/start/when/the film O
1 Write the questions. 5 crying/Milly/is/why
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6 pronounce/how/'comb'/you/do
wheiA. does the -film, start
1 you/are/where/going
7 can/tennis/where/play/we
2 the exam/was/yesterday/how
8 who/at the park/you/see/did

3 Fred/say/what/did
9 to university/your brother/go/will/when

4 Paul/when/buy/his laptop/did
10 names/their/what/were

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