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❓ Question Words疑问词

What, who, where, when, why, how — ask about things, people, places, time, reasons, and ways. Learn each word and the word order questions need.What、who、where、when、why、how——询问事物、人物、地点、时间、原因与方式,并学会疑问句的语序。
Objective 1 目标Use what and who for things and people · 用 what 问事物、who 问人
Objective 2 目标Use where and when for places and time · 用 where 问地点、when 问时间
Objective 3 目标Use why and how for reasons and ways · 用 why 问原因、how 问方式
Objective 4 目标Put the question word order right · 掌握疑问句的正确语序
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What & Who

什么 · 谁

💡 概念 Concept

what asks about things, ideas, or information. who asks about people. When what or who is the subject of the question, no do / does is needed.what 询问事物、想法或信息;who 询问人。当 what / who 本身就是主语时,不需要 do / does。

📐 规则 Rules

What
What is this? What do you like?
这是什么?你喜欢什么?
Who
Who is that girl? Who is your teacher?
那个女孩是谁?你的老师是谁?
问职业
What does he do? → He is a doctor.
他是做什么的?→ 他是医生。

✏️ 例句 Examples

What is your name?
你叫什么名字?
What do you usually do on weekends?
你周末通常做什么?
Who is the boy in the blue shirt?
穿蓝色衬衫的那个男孩是谁?

⚠️ 常见错误 Common Mistakes

❌ Who is your name? → Names are information, so ask: What is your name?❌ 问名字用 what:What is your name?(你叫什么名字?)
❌ What is the woman?(把职业当成身份问句时较生硬)→ Who is the woman? / What does she do?❌ 问身份用 who,问职业用 what does she do?
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Where & When

哪里 · 何时

💡 概念 Concept

where asks about places — where something or someone is, or where an action happens. when asks about time. Answers often start with in, on, at, or every.where 询问地点——某人某物在哪里,或动作发生在哪里。when 询问时间,回答常用 in、on、at 或 every。

📐 规则 Rules

Where
Where are you from? Where is the station?
你来自哪里?车站在哪里?
When
When do you get up? When is your birthday?
你几点起床?你的生日是什么时候?
时间回答
at 7 o'clock · on Monday · in July · every day
七点 · 周一 · 七月 · 每天

✏️ 例句 Examples

Where do you live?
你住在哪里?
Where are my glasses? I can't find them.
我的眼镜在哪里?我找不到了。
When does the movie start?
电影什么时候开始?

⚠️ 常见错误 Common Mistakes

❌ Where you live? → Questions need do: Where do you live?❌ 疑问句要加 do:Where do you live?(你住在哪里?)
❌ When you go to school? → When do you go to school?❌ 少助动词:When do you go to school?(你什么时候上学?)
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Why & How

为什么 · 怎么样

💡 概念 Concept

why asks for reasons — answers often start with because. how asks about the way something happens, or combines with an adjective: how old, how much, how many, how long.why 询问原因,回答常用 because;how 询问做事的方式,也可以接形容词:how old(多大)、how much(多少钱)、how many(多少个)、how long(多久)。

📐 规则 Rules

Why
Why are you late? → Because I missed the bus.
你为什么迟到?→ 因为我没赶上公交。
How 方式
How do you go to school? — by bus / on foot
你怎么上学?— 坐公交 / 走路
how + 形容词
how old / how much / how many / how long
多大年纪 / 多少钱 / 多少个 / 多长时间

✏️ 例句 Examples

Why is she crying?
她为什么在哭?
How do you learn new words?
你是怎么学新单词的?
How many languages do you speak?
你会说几种语言?

⚠️ 常见错误 Common Mistakes

❌ Why you are late? → Word order: Why are you late?❌ 疑问句 be 提前:Why are you late?(你为什么迟到?)
❌ How much books do you have? → Countable nouns use how many: How many books?❌ 可数名词用 how many:How many books do you have?(你有多少本书?)
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Question Word Order

疑问句语序

💡 概念 Concept

Most questions follow: question word + be / do / does + subject + verb? But when who or what is the subject (it does the action), the word order stays normal: Who + verb.大多数疑问句语序:疑问词 + be / do / does + 主语 + 动词?但当 who / what 本身就是主语(动作由它发出)时,语序不变:Who + 动词。

📐 规则 Rules

be 提前
Where is she? Why are they happy?
她在哪里?他们为什么开心?
do / does 帮忙
What do you want? Where does she work?
你想要什么?她在哪里工作?
who / what 作主语
Who likes tea? What happened?(不加 does)
谁喜欢喝茶?发生了什么?(不需要 does)

✏️ 例句 Examples

Who broke the window?
谁打破了窗户?
What makes you happy?
什么让你开心?
What do you want to eat tonight?
今晚你想吃什么?

⚠️ 常见错误 Common Mistakes

❌ Who does like tea? → who is the subject, so no does: Who likes tea?❌ who 作主语时不要加 does:Who likes tea?(谁喜欢喝茶?)
❌ What did happened? → Use the base verb after did: What happened?❌ did 后面用动词原形 happen:What happened?(发生了什么?)