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wh question

Wh ques·tion
W w

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l-yoo-eych-kwes-chuh n]
    • /ˈdʌb əl yuˈeɪtʃˌkwɛs tʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l-yoo-eych-kwes-chuh n]
    • /ˈdʌb əl yuˈeɪtʃˌkwɛs tʃən/

Definitions of wh question words

  • noun wh question a question containing a WH-word, often in initial position, and calling for an item of information to be supplied, as Where do you live? 1
  • noun wh question a question in English to which an appropriate answer is to give information rather than to answer "yes" or "no": typically introduced by the word who, which, what, where, when, or how 0

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Parts of speech for Wh question

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wh question popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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