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Strategy 4 For Part II

"Who" questions are used to ask questions about people. "Whose" is used to ask about possession. "Why" questions ask about reasons and purposes. "Which" questions are about choices from a limited number of selections.

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Strategy 4 For Part II

"Who" questions are used to ask questions about people. "Whose" is used to ask about possession. "Why" questions ask about reasons and purposes. "Which" questions are about choices from a limited number of selections.

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Strategies for Part II Questions & Responses

STRATEGY #4: Get familiar with Who, Whose, Why and Which questions. A. Who questions The question word who ... ? is used to ask questions about people.

The answer to this question is not always a personal name or noun; in some cases, it may be the The answer
name of a company (ABC Inc.), or a group of people (the staff, the delegation).

B. Whose questions The question word whose ... ? is used to ask about possession.

- A noun may or may not come after whose (Whose scarf is this? = Whose is this scarf?). - For questions beginning with whose?, a possessive pronoun (mine, yours, his) may be used in the answer. - If a personal name is used in the answer, it is in the possessive case; pay attention to its pronunciation.

C. Why questions The question word why ... ? is used to ask about reasons and purposes.

- The answer to this question does not necessarily begin with to/in order to or because (of); in some cases, it is a statement. Listen for the real reason or purpose, not just the marker words. - Why dont we/you is in most cases a suggestion or advice.

- Be careful, though. Why didnt you is a real question and requires you to listen for a reason for the past action. - What makes/made you do sth? = Why do/did you do sth?

D. Which questions The question word which ... ? is used to ask about choices from a limited number of selections.
- A noun may or may not come after which (Which scarf is yours? = Which is your scarf?). - The word one is often used in the answer to replace the noun in the question. (Which scarf is yours? The blue one.)

Exercise 1: Answering information questions beginning with why, who, whose, and which.

Exercise 2: WHO

Exercise 3: WHY

Exercise 4: Review A.

B.

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