Strategies for Part II Questions & Responses

STRATEGY #4: Get familiar with Who, Whose, Why and Which questions. A. Who questions The question word who ... ? is used to ask questions about people.

The answer to this question is not always a personal name or noun; in some cases, it may be the The answer
name of a company (ABC Inc.), or a group of people (the staff, the delegation).

B. Whose questions The question word whose ... ? is used to ask about possession.

- A noun may or may not come after whose (Whose scarf is this? = Whose is this scarf?). - For questions beginning with whose?, a possessive pronoun (mine, yours, his) may be used in the answer. - If a personal name is used in the answer, it is in the possessive case; pay attention to its pronunciation.

C. Why questions The question word why ... ? is used to ask about reasons and purposes.

- The answer to this question does not necessarily begin with to/in order to or because (of); in some cases, it is a statement. Listen for the real reason or purpose, not just the marker words. - Why dont we/you is in most cases a suggestion or advice.

- Be careful, though. Why didnt you is a real question and requires you to listen for a reason for the past action. - What makes/made you do sth? = Why do/did you do sth?

D. Which questions The question word which ... ? is used to ask about choices from a limited number of selections.
- A noun may or may not come after which (Which scarf is yours? = Which is your scarf?). - The word one is often used in the answer to replace the noun in the question. (Which scarf is yours? The blue one.)

Exercise 1: Answering information questions beginning with why, who, whose, and which.

Exercise 2: WHO

Exercise 3: WHY

Exercise 4: Review A.

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