![Airline Captains flight bag](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit11/11-1g1.jpg)
Does anyone know whose flight bag this is?
Question Words
What / Which / Whose + Noun
First, let's review the question words what, which, and whose.
- What, which, and whose are often used with nouns.
- What and which are often both possible, with little difference in meaning.
- Which is preferred when the speaker is thinking of a limited number of choices.
- Whose is used when asking about possession.
What | Which | Whose |
---|---|---|
What kind of aircraft did you fly? | Which computer here is yours? | Whose coat is that? |
What size aircraft will you fly? | Which runway should I take, Runway 26L or 26R? | Whose glasses are these? |
What type of aircraft do you like? | Which country are you flying from, Canada or the USA? | Whose airplane did you fly yesterday? |
How + Adjective / Adverb
How is usually used with adjectives and adverbs.
![toursits](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit11/11-1g2.jpg)
How far is Whistler from Vancouver International Airport?
![airline ticket agent](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit11/11-1g3.jpg)
How much did you pay?
![in a plane](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit11/11-1g4.jpg)
How many times have you flown on an Airbus 380?
![pilots talking](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit11/11-1g5.jpg)
How often do you fly?
![hangar](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit11/11-1g6.jpg)
How tall are your hangar doors?
![suitcase](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit11/11-1g7.jpg)
How heavy is your luggage?
![airbus 380](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit11/11-1g8.jpg)
How fast can you run up your engines for departure?
![airport ramp](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit11/11-1g9.jpg)
How many helicopters and aircraft do you have?
Direct & Indirect Questions
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