Whquestion Question words and their purposes

Wh-questions:
I.Question words and their purposes:
Question words
Who
What
Which
When
Where = at/ in/on/ to + n (place)
Why (because….)
Whose
How (by +…)
How old
How long
How far
How many +Ns
How much + N
How much
How often (every…, sometimes, never, usually, once, twice,...)
How deep/ wide/ high/ tall…
What time (at 4 a.m, at 2 o’clock…)
What …for? (To V…/ …to V…)
What kind of (n)….
What…do…?
II.Structures:
Câu hỏi có từ để hỏi thường có các cấu trúc sau:
1.Đối với câu có động từ "To be":

To ask about
People
People, thing, facts
Choices

Time (last…, yesterday, ago, next…)
Place
Reason
Possession
Health, means, qualities
Age
Time, length
Distance
Quantity (countable: how many students...)
Quantity (uncountable: how much water...)
Price
Time
Measure
Time
Purpose
Types, kinds, sorts…
Action, work,…(do = main Verb, cùng thì với V chính)

WH- + BE + S + .........?
Ex: 1. I'm interested in Maths.
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2. He is looking for Mr David.
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3. She was at home.
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4. There is a liter of water in the bottle.............................................................................
2.Đối với câu có động từ khiếm khuyết:

WH- + ĐTKK(can, could..) + S +Vo.........?
Ex: 1. I may come back next month........................................................................................

2. She will get there by taxi..............................................................................................
3. Minh must go because his mother was ill.....................................................................
3.Đối với câu có động từ thường:
WH- + DO/ DOES/ DID + S + Vo......?
Ex: 1. I got married in 2006......................................................................................................
2. She buys some food at a store near her house...............................................................
3. Nam and Mai like listening to music............................................................................
4. My son has three pencils...............................................................................................
4. Đối với câu có động từ ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành:

WH- + HAVE/ HAS/ HAD + S + Ved/V3......?
Ex: 1.She has been here for an hour........................................................................................
2.They had lived in Can Tho City before 1989................................................................
3.I have gone with my friends to the countryside..............................................................
Note: Nếu ta đặt câu hỏi với chủ ngữ thì áp dụng cấu trúc sau: WH-/ HOW + V(tenses) +….?
Exercise: Make questions by using the underlined words / phrases :
1)
He is helpful and easy - going.
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2)
This girl is looking after a baby now.
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3)
We love watching HBO channel every night.
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4)
My uncle takes me to the zoo at weekends.
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5)
We are walking to school at 6 am today.

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6)
People were fond of chatting on cell phones.
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7)
These engineers built this house in 1996.
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8)
She washed the floor last night.
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9)
Susan was born on June 15th, 2001 in Chicago.
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10)
He was on the bus last Saturday because he had to go on business.
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11)
Tommy was a teacher at the age of 23.
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12)
Anne read novels until last midnight.
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13)
We have worked in the factory for a long time.
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14)
He has been in USA since May 2000.
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15)
They were having dinner at 9 pm yesterday.
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16)
This bridge is 400 meters.
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17)
I spent two hours finishing this homework.
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18)
It took us 30 minutes to select these diamonds.
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19)
That book is 45.000 dong.
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20)
My parents went travelling by airplane five years ago.
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21)
He enters the house at 6:30 am everyday.
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22)
Your sister feels proud of her success.
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23)
Our teacher gives students some complaints to educate them better.
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24)
I want to be a good doctor in the future.
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25)
Danis is interested in football.
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26)
Nancy was at the party last evening.
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27)
Eric looks forward to meeting his mother everyday.
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