Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Question words: further information====== =====Introduction===== <html><p><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/555_8c2949c15579afffa13b71a05ecb1a34.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="706" height="1000" id="555" style="width: 96px; height: 117px;" alt="question mark point interrogation" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/555_8c2949c15579afffa13b71a05ecb1a34.jpg"></a> <b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>How? Whom? Which? Whose?</span></b> </p><p> <br></p></html> =====Definition===== <html> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>We use question words to ask for information.</span></b></p> <br></html> =====Introduction===== <html> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>There are lots of different constructions depending on the question words used.</span></b></p> <br></html> =====Uses===== <html><table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 96.25pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;'>Question words</span></b></p> </td> <td width="220" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 132.1pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;'>Use</span></b></p> </td> <td width="370" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 221.95pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;'>Examples</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 96.25pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How? </span></b></p> </td> <td width="220" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To ask about characteristics - what something is like. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>When talking about people, it relates to health and well-being.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: red; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>[see note below]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='color: red; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="370" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 221.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> was your holiday?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>'s your new job?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> are you?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>'s your sister? </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 96.25pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How?</span></b></p> </td> <td width="220" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 132.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To ask about the way something is done.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Sometimes with adverbs of manner.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="370" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 221.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> can I get to the station?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> did you solve the problem?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> fast can he swim?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> healthily do you eat?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 96.25pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How long ?</span></b></p> </td> <td width="220" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To ask about length. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To ask about duration.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="370" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 221.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">long</span> is the Seine?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">long</span> was the film?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">long</span> have you worked for this company?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">long</span> has it been raining?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 96.25pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How often?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="220" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 132.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To ask about frequency.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="370" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 221.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">often</span> do you go to the cinema?</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 96.25pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How + other adjectives..?</span></b></p> </td> <td width="220" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>To ask about a lot of different qualities.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: red; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="370" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 221.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> big is your house?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> late were you for the meeting?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> successful will it be?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How </span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>far away is the Moon?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 96.25pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How about..?</span></b></p> </td> <td width="220" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 132.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To make suggestions.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="370" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 221.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">about</span> going to that new Italian restaurant?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">about</span> steak for dinner tonight?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 96.25pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How come..?</span></b></p> </td> <td width="220" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>An informal alternative to 'Why..?'</span></b></p> </td> <td width="370" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 221.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>How come</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> you're not working today?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>I heard that she didn't go to the meeting yesterday. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How come</span>?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 96.25pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Which?</span></b></p> </td> <td width="220" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 132.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To ask about things.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="370" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 221.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Which</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> wine would you prefer? </span></b><b><span lang="EN-IE" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;'>Red or white?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style='color: rgb(247, 150, 70); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 96.25pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Whom?</span></b></p> </td> <td width="220" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 132.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To ask about people.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="370" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 221.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>With <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">whom</span> did you discuss the report?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 96.25pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Whose ?</span></b></p> </td> <td width="220" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 132.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To ask about possession.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="370" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 221.95pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Whose</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> wallet is this?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p> <br></p><p><strong> </strong><b><span lang="FR" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>Which</span></b></p><p> <b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Which </span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>is similar to 'what' but is used when there is a more limited choice.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Compare:</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>What</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> is your favorite food? [There are thousands of possible answers.] </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>and</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Which</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> Sunday newspaper do you read? [About 8 in England.]</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Note that </span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>it is commonly used in quiz questions: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Which</span> country hosted the 2008 Olympics?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Here are some more examples:</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Which </span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>team won the 2010 World Cup? </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>In <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">which</span> country is the River Thames?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Which</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> French actor is in the English film, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">H</i>amlet?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Which</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> side of the road do they drive on in America?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>For <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">which</span> role did Simone Signoret win an Oscar for best actress in 1959?</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p><p> <br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>Whom</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>Whom </span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>is instead of 'who' in questions when it refers to the object. For example, you may hear on the phone:</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>To <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">whom</span> am I speaking? [very formal - some people avoid prepositions at the end of a </span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>sentence]</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'></span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>or</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Who am I speaking to? [more natural and friendly]</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Here are some more examples:</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;'>Formal</span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="FR" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;'>Informal</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>With <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">whom</span> did she go to the convention?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Who did she go to the convention with?</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">whom</span> does this belong?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Who does this belong to?</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>For <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">whom </span>is this present?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Who is this present for?</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Can you tell me with <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">whom</span> she works?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Can you tell me who she works with?</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p> <b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><br></span></b></p><p><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>Note that </span></b></p><p> <b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>1. We can't use <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">whom</span> when it refers to the subject:</span></b></p><p><strong> <font face="arial" size="2"> Who likes chocolate?</font></strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong> </strong><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="39" height="28" id="39" style="width: 17px; height: 17px;" alt="green check mark, tick mark" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg"></a></span><span lang="FR"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; mso-no-proof: yes; text-underline: none;"><font size="2"> </font></span></span><span lang="FR"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; mso-no-proof: yes; text-underline: none;"><font size="2"><font face="arial">Whom likes chocolate?</font> </font></span></b><span lang="FR"><font face="Calibri"><strong> </strong><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="36" height="37" id="40" style="width: 20px; height: 23px;" alt="red x, red cross" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"></a> <v:imagedata o:title="Red X Cross Wrong Not Clip Art" src="file:///C:UsersKimAppDataLocalTempmsohtmlclip1�1clip_image002.png"> </v:imagedata></font></span></span></p><p> <b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><p><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>2. </span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>We never start a question with 'whom'.</span></b></p><p><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>See also 'which' and 'whom' in <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">Relative pronouns</span>.</span></b></p><p> <br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>How</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Note that</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>1. The meanings of these questions are sometimes confused:</span></b></p><p> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> How</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> is she? [Is she well? Healthy?Happy?]</span></b></p><p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>What is she like? [Personality, e.g. kind, generous, shy, has a sense of humour.]</span></b></p><p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>What does she look like? [Physical characteristics, e.g. height, colour of hair.]</span></b></p><p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>What does she like? [Things and activities, e.g. chocolate, tennis, travelling.] </span></b></p><p> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><br></span></b></p><p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>2. The expression '<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How</span> do you do?' used to have a similar meaning to '<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How</span> are you?' Nowadays,</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>it's a rarely used old-fashioned, formal alternative to 'Nice to meet you'. </span></b><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Note the differences in meanings and the correct responses:</span></b><b><span lang="FR" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p><p> <span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><strong> ''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How</span> do you do?'' </strong><strong> ''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How</span> do you do?'' </strong><strong>[first meeting]</strong></span></p><p> <strong> <font face="arial" size="2">''Nice to meet you.'' </font></strong><span><font size="2"><font face="arial"><strong>''Nice to meet you, too.''</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span><strong>[first meeting]</strong></font></font></span><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></p><p> <span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><strong> ''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How</span> are you?'' </strong><strong>''Fine thanks. And you?'' </strong><strong>[later meetings in the UK and often in first meetings in the US]</strong></span></p><p> <b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><p><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Informal alternatives to '<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How</span> are you?' include:</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></p><p> <b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> "<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How</span>'s it going?" "Oh, not bad, thanks."</span></b></p><p> <b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> "<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How</span> are things (with you)?" 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border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154pt; background-color: transparent;"><u> </u><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/71_3c83e7a6aab0dc5098d001167e9e9f1e.jpg" rel="image_show"></a><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><font face="arial" size="2"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>Which</strong></span></font><font face="arial" size="2"><strong> way shall I go?</strong></font></span></p> </td> <td width="205" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">whom </span>is he giving these flowers? </span></b></p> </td> <td width="205" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How </span>was your flight?''</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>''Great, thanks - no delays this time.''</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="205" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/2899_bf5dcbc8ad400e431533797daf321519.jpg"><span style='color: rgb(39, 85, 109); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; text-decoration: none; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes; text-underline: none;'><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_6" style="width: 123.75pt; height: 102.75pt; visibility: visible; mso-wrap-style: square;" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/2899_bf5dcbc8ad400e431533797daf321519.jpg" o:button="t" o:spid="_x0000_i1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="map Bristol"> <v:imagedata o:title="map Bristol" src="file:///C:/Users/InThe/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image004.jpg"> </v:imagedata></v:shape></span></a></p> </td> <td width="205" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1797_2034c58342a284ebce8784c8c6ce1f15.jpg"><span style='color: rgb(39, 85, 109); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; text-decoration: none; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes; text-underline: none;'><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_5" style="width: 2in; height: 93.75pt; visibility: visible; mso-wrap-style: square;" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1797_2034c58342a284ebce8784c8c6ce1f15.jpg" o:button="t" o:spid="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="friends_amis_amigos"> <v:imagedata o:title="friends_amis_amigos" src="file:///C:/Users/InThe/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image005.jpg"> </v:imagedata></v:shape></span></a></p> </td> <td width="205" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1450_7b0efda25cffda74e86c71b35c8e7a68.jpg"><span style='color: rgb(39, 85, 109); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; text-decoration: none; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes; text-underline: none;'><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" style="width: 132.75pt; height: 88.5pt; visibility: visible; mso-wrap-style: square;" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1450_7b0efda25cffda74e86c71b35c8e7a68.jpg" o:button="t" o:spid="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="bathroom, plumber, repair, sink, faucet salle de bains"> <v:imagedata o:title="bathroom, plumber, repair, sink, faucet salle de bains" src="file:///C:/Users/InThe/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image006.jpg"> </v:imagedata></v:shape></span></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="205" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'><strong> </strong><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/2899_bf5dcbc8ad400e431533797daf321519.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="606" height="503" id="2899" style="width: 140px; height: 132px;" alt="map Bristol" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/2899_bf5dcbc8ad400e431533797daf321519.jpg"></a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How</span> far is it from the shopping centre to the cathedral?''</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>''Only half a mile.''</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How </span>long will it take to walk there?''</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>''About 10 minutes.''</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p> </td> <td width="205" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1797_2034c58342a284ebce8784c8c6ce1f15.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="1043" height="680" id="1797" style="width: 143px; height: 137px;" alt="friends_amis_amigos" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1797_2034c58342a284ebce8784c8c6ce1f15.jpg"></a><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How </span>long have they known each other?''</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>''Since they were at school.''</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="205" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><strong> </strong><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1450_7b0efda25cffda74e86c71b35c8e7a68.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="420" height="278" id="1450" style="width: 145px; height: 126px;" alt="bathroom, plumber, repair, sink, faucet salle de bains" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1450_7b0efda25cffda74e86c71b35c8e7a68.jpg"></a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">How </span>did he fix the tap?''</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>''By replacing a valve, I think.''</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>"If it was so easy, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">how come </span>it took him so long to do it?!"</strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>See also <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">whose/who's</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></p> <br></html> [[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]