![car](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AUTO/Unit%2011/11-1g1.jpg)
Does anyone know whose car this is?
Question Words
What / Which / Whose + Noun
When making questions, students often get confused with the words, what, which, and whose.
- What, which, and whose are usually used with nouns.
- Which and what 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 car did you drive? | Which computer here is yours? | Whose coat is that? |
What size pants will you buy? | Which street should I take: Main or Pender? | Whose glasses are these? |
What kind of pasta did you eat? | Which country are you from: Canada or the USA? | Whose house do yo live in? |
How + Adjective / Adverb
How can be used with adjectives and adverbs:
![tourists](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AUTO/Unit%2011/11-1g2.jpg)
How far is Whistler from Vancouver?
![mother and daughter](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AUTO/Unit%2011/11-1g3.jpg)
How much did you pay?
![in the plane](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AUTO/Unit%2011/11-1g4.jpg)
How many times have you flown on an airplane?
![friends with beers](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AUTO/Unit%2011/11-1g5.jpg)
How often do you drink?
![doctor and kid](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AUTO/Unit%2011/11-1g6.jpg)
How tall are you?
![heavy shopping bag](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AUTO/Unit%2011/11-1g7.jpg)
How heavy is your bag?
![kids running](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AUTO/Unit%2011/11-1g8.jpg)
How fast can you run?
![siblings](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AUTO/Unit%2011/11-1g9.jpg)
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
Direct & Indirect Questions
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