| Question words | Meaning | Examples |
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| who | person | Who's that? That's Nancy. |
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| where | place | Where do you live? In Boston |
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| why | reason | Why do you sleep early? Because I've got to get up early |
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| when | time | When do you go to work? At 7:00 |
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| how | manner | How do you go? By car |
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| what | object, idea or action | What do you do? I am an engineer |
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| which | choice | Which one do you prefer? The red one. |
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| whose | possession | Whose is this book? It's Alan's. |
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| whom | object of the verb | Whom did you meet? I met the manager. |
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| what kind | description | What kind of music do you like? I like quiet songs |
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| what time | time | What time did you come home? |
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| how many | quantity (countable) | How many students are there? There are twenty. |
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| how much | amount, price (uncountable) | How much time have we got? Ten minutes |
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| how long | duration, length | How long did you stay in that hotel? For two weeks. |
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| how often | frequency | How often do you go to the gym? Twice a week. |
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| how far | distance | How far is your school? It's one mile far. |
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| how old | age | How old are you? I'm 16. |
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| how come | reason | How come I didn't see you at the party? |
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