Question Words
You want to know the time or day. What question word do you use?
When (o What time)
Where do she live?
Error: L'auxiliar per a she és does, no do. Frase correcta: Where does she live?
Where you are from?
Error: En les preguntes, el verb to be va abans del subjecte. Frase correcta: Where are you from?
Tom studies Spanish. → Ask about the subject he studies.
What does Tom study?
It is cold and rainy in London today. — Ask about the weather conditions.
What is the weather like in London today?
You want to know the reason or cause for something. What question word do you use?
Why
What time does you get up?
Error: L'auxiliar per a you és do, no does. Frase correcta: What time do you get up?
Who is your best friends?
Error: Friends és plural, per tant cal fer servir are, no is. Frase correcta: Who are your best friends?
She lives in Rome. → Ask about the place.
Where does she live?
This blue jacket is 50 euros. — Ask about the price.
How much is this blue jacket?
You want to ask about a specific choice between a limited number of options. What question word do you use?
Which
Why he studies English every day?
Error: Falta l'auxiliar does i el verb principal ha d'anar en infinitiu (study). Frase correcta: Why does he study English every day?
What do your favorite subject?
Error: No hi ha un altre verb d'acció, per tant no es fa servir do/does, sinó el verb to be (is). Frase correcta: What is your favorite subject?
Maria works in a hospital because she loves helping people. → Ask about the reason.
Why does Maria work in a hospital?
I am at the bus stop with my sister. — Ask about the person accompanying him/her.
Who are you at the bus stop with?
You want to know the duration or length of time of an action. What question word do you use?
How long
When does the train arrives at the station?"
Error: El verb principal no porta la -s de 3a persona quan ja hi ha l'auxiliar does. Frase correcta: When does the train arrive at the station?
How is the weather like in summer?
Error: Es barreja How is...? amb What is... like?. Si hi ha like al final, la question word ha de ser What. Frase correcta: What is the weather like in summer? (o How is the weather in summer?)
Anna has three cats. — Ask about the quantity of cats.
How many cats does Anna have?
My brother is tall and friendly. — Ask about his personality and physical appearance.
What is your brother like?
You want to know how many times something happens in a period of time. What question word do you use?
How often
How many sugar do you put in your coffee?
Error: El sucre (sugar) és incontable, s'ha de fer servir How much, no How many. Frase correcta: How much sugar do you put in your coffee?
Who is that gloves on the table?
Error: Es pregunta per la propietat (de qui són), cal fer servir Whose i ajustar el verb al plural (gloves). Frase correcta: Whose are those gloves on the table? (o Whose gloves are those...?)
This bag belongs to Maria. — Ask about the owner of the bag.
Whose bag is this? (o Whose bag is it?)
The nearest train station is about two kilometers away. — Ask about the distance.
How far is the nearest train station?