Asking for Information WH Questions

Asking For Information :

There are a number of formulas used when asking for information in English. Here are some of the most common:

- Could you tell me?

- Do you know?

- Do you happen to know?

- I'd like to know.

- Could you find out?

- I'm interested in.

- I'm looking for.

The use of WH questions :

• What
• When
• Where
• Who
• Why
• How

Combined with to be :

• What is Your name?
• When was  He born?
• Where are the tickets?
• Why were they here?
• Who are those people?
• How is Helen?



Combined with auxiliary verbs or modals :
• What do …………
• When did …………
• Where shall ……..
• Why does ……..
• Who might ……
• How could …….

Here are some sample phrases and sentences for asking information in English :

1. What is this? This is a tableThis is a table
2. What is that? That is a chair.
3. What’s this? It’s a pen.
4. What’s that? It’s an apple.
5. What are these? These are pencils.
6. What are those? Those are books.
7. Where is Mr. King? He is over there.
8. Where is Ms. Knight? She’s (right) here.
9. Where’s Johnny? He’s in the house.
10. When’s the movie? It’s at 9:00.
11. When’s lunch? Lunch is at noon.
12. How is the food? It’s delicious.

Information about company :

What does your company do?
What is your specialty?
What do you specialize in?
What is your main line of business?

Information about products :

Could you give me some (more) information on this?
What can you tell me about this (product)?
Tell me about this one/model.

Information about Price :

What are you asking for this?
What does this sell for?
How much is it?
How much does it run?