November 07, 2021
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Interrogative adverbs - English Grammar Lessons Guide
What are interrogative adverbs?
Interrogative adverbs, also called why adverbs, are a type of adverb that is used to ask a question. They can be used in the same way as interrogative pronouns and interrogatives.
What is an example of an interrogative pronoun?
An example of an interrogative pronoun would be "who."
What is an example of an interrogative adjective?
An example of an interrogative adjective would be "which."
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| Interrogative adverbs - English Grammar Lessons Guide |
Interrogative adverbs
The interrogative adverbs why, where, how, & when are placed at the beginning of a question. These questions can be answered with a sentence or a prepositional phrase. After an interrogative adverb in a question, you must invert the subject and verb so that the verb comes first.
Examples
Why are you so late? There was a lot of traffic.
Where is my passport? In the drawer.
How are you? I'm fine.
When does the train arrive? At 11:15.
Uses of how
How can be used to form questions in four different ways. How can be used by itself to mean "in what way".
Examples
How did you make this sauce?
How do you start the car?
How can I get to your house?
How can be used with adjectives to ask about the degree of an attribute.
Examples
How tall are you?
How old is your house?
How angry is mother?
How can be used with much and many to ask about quantity. Much is used with uncountable nouns and many is used with countable nouns.
Examples
How many people are coming to the party?
How much flour do I need?
How much are these tomatoes?
How can be used with other adverbs to ask about the frequency or degree of an action.
Examples
How quickly can you read this?
How often do you go to London?
How loudly does your brother scream?
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