Hopper nighthawks

Hopper nighthawks
Nighthawks by Hopper

questions vs relative clauses



question words
WHO/ WHAT/WHY/WHERE/ WHEN/ WHOSE

WHO person Who are you ? I'm Mike !
(whom complément/ peu souvent utilisé)  Whom will you go with ?
I'll go with Lea.

WHAT→ object/ fact/action... What is this ? This is a pen !
What are you doing ? I'm working .

WHY→ cause Why would you like to go to Wyoming?
I'd like to go there to see the horses!

WHERE→ place Where would you like to spend the next holidays ? Where are you from?
I'd like to go to Australia.

WHEN→ time When will you come again ?
I'll come next weekend.

WHOSE→ possession Whose book is this ?
It's Mike's book.

HOW → manner How will you come ? Ill come by bus.

HOW often → frequency How often do you go to the cinema ?
I rarely go to the cinema.

HOW long → length of time How long will it take to go to the cave ?
It will take 45 minutes.

HOW long ago→ ( il y a combien de temps)
How long ago did grandpa stop smoking ?
He stopped 7 years ago.
(it's 2012, he stopped in 2005)

                                       questions correction
Relatives
    WHO THAT Ø  WHICH WHEN WHERE WHOSE

WHO→ person Look at the girl who is wearing a skirt and a T-shirt !
( whom) The boy to whom she is engaged ( fiancée)is very rich.


THAT → person or object.... ( identifié/connu)
You're very nice. That's the thing that I love about you

Ø → person or object mais pas en position sujet
The boy Ø you love is fantastic.
The book Ø you gave me is great !

WHICH → object / action... ( information nouvelle)
I'd like to read a book which would be about horses !


WHEN→ time He always talks about the time when he was young.


WHERE→ place He will go to a country where the sun shines !


WHOSE→ possession The boy whose address you wanted is very cute !









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