How and when to use “Wh-questions”.

 

سوال" يا "سوال لفظ" انگريزي ۾ مخصوص قسم جي معلومات حاصل ڪرڻ لاءِ استعمال ڪيا ويندا آهن.

چيو ويندو اهي .  ”Wh-questions” انهن کي انگريزي ۾

 

اچو ت ڏسون سنڌي ۾ انهن جي ممڪن معني ڪهڙي ٿي سگهي ٿي:

 ڪيترو پريHow far

ڪيترو تيز How fast

ڪيترو، اهي شيون جيڪي ڳڻي سگهجن ٿيون How many

ڪيترو، اهي شيون جيڪي ڳڻي نٿيون سگهجن  How much

ڪيترو پراڻو How old

ڪيترو ڊگهو How tall

ڇا What

ڪڏهن When

ڪٿي Where

ڪهڙو Which  

 

انهن کي ڪيئن استعمال ڪجي :

نوٽ: گھڻن انگريزي سوالن ۾ سوال لفظ  پهرين ايندو آهي، ان کان پوءِ معاون فعل

ايندو اهي.    subject پوءِ موضوع Auxiliary verb (do, did, is, are, have, etc.)

 

اچو ت ڏسون ت سادي وضاحتن ۽ مثالن سان هر هڪ کي ڪيئن استعمال ڪجي.

 

1. How to use "How far"

Meaning: Asks about distance. Structure: How far + do/does/did/is/are/was/were + subject + verb/complement? Examples:

• How far is the nearest train station? (Asking the distance to the station)
• How far did you run this morning? (Asking the distance of the run)
• How far away do you live from your office? (Asking the distance between home and office)

 

2. How to use "How fast"

Meaning: Asks about speed or rate. Structure: How fast + do/does/did/is/are/was/were + subject + verb/complement? Examples:

• How fast can a cheetah run? (Asking about a cheetah's maximum speed)
• How fast were you driving when the accident happened? (Asking about the speed of a vehicle)
• How fast can you type? (Asking about typing speed/rate)

 

3. How to use "How many"

Meaning: Asks about quantity with countable nouns (things you can count individually, like apples, books, people). Structure: How many + plural countable noun + do/does/did/is/are/was/were + subject + verb/complement? Examples:

• How many books are on the shelf? (Books are countable)
• How many students passed the exam? (Students are countable)
• How many siblings do you have? (Siblings are countable)

 

4. How to use "How much"

Meaning: Asks about quantity with uncountable nouns (things you can't count individually, like water, money, time, information) or about price/cost. Structure:

• How much + uncountable noun + do/does/did/is/are/was/were + subject + verb/complement? (For quantity)
• How much + is/was/are/were + the item? (For price) Examples:
• How much water should I drink every day? (Water is uncountable)
• How much money did you spend? (Money is generally treated as uncountable in this context)
• How much does this jacket cost? (Asking for the price)
• How much time do we have left? (Time is uncountable)

 

5. How to use "How old"

Meaning: Asks about age. Structure: How old + is/are/was/were + subject? Examples:

• How old is your brother? (Asking for his age)
• How old were you when you learned to drive? (Asking for a past age)
• How old is this building? (Asking for the age of a thing)

 

6. How to use "How tall"

Meaning: Asks about height. Structure: How tall + is/are/was/were + subject? Examples:

• How tall are you? (Asking for a person's height)
• How tall is the Eiffel Tower? (Asking for the height of a structure)
• How tall does this tree grow? (Asking about the tree's maximum height)

 

7. How to use "What"

Meaning: Asks for information about a thing, idea, action, or state. It is the most general question word. Structure:

• What + verb? (When 'what' is the subject)
• What + do/does/did/is/are/was/were + subject + verb/complement? (When 'what' is the object or for other information) Examples:
• What is your name? (Asking for identification)
• What are you doing? (Asking about an action)
• What happened? (Asking for an explanation/event)
• What time is it? (A common phrase asking for the time)
• What kind of music do you like? (Asking for a type/category)

 

Note: In most English questions, the question word comes first, followed by the auxiliary verb (do, did, is, are, have, etc.), and then the subject.