对人物用who提问，对时间用when提问，对地点用where提问，对方式用how提问，对什么用what提问，对哪一个提问用which，它们都是常用词汇
英语对各种类型都用什么提问
1、 对姓名提问，用what：
My name is David. →What’s your name
2、 对年龄提问，用how old / what：
The boy is ten years old. →How old is the boy
Mr Green is fifty years old. →What’s the age of Mr Green
He became a teacher at the age of twenty. →At what age did he become a teacher
3、 对身份提问，用who（对主语提问），whom（对宾语提问），whose（对定语提问）：
She is our English teacher. →Who is she
I spoke to Zhang Hao just now. →Whom did you speak to just now
The girl is Mr. Liu’s daughter. →Whose daughter is the girl
注：对物的所属关系（谁的……）提问，也用whose：
These are Jack’s trousers. →Whose trousers are these
4、 对职业提问，用what：
Kate is a nurse. →What is Kate / What’s Kate’s job / What does Kate do
5、 对身体状况提问，用how：
Her sister is well / fine. →How is her sister
6、 对物提问，用what：
There is a teapot on the tea table. →What’s on the tea table
7、 对颜色提问，用what colour / what’s the colour of...：
He shirt is white. →What colour is his shirt / What’s the colour of his shirt
8、 对具体时间（钟点）提问，用what time / when对其他时间（含时间状语从句）提问，只能用when：
The students usually get up at half past five. →What time / When do the students get up usually
I arrived in Japan on the morning of August 1. →When did you arrive in Japan
They will have a holiday as soon as they finish the research work. →When will they have a holiday
9、 对地点提问，用where：
He lives in Zhengzhou. →Where does he live
10、 对日期提问（含节日），用what’s the date...：
It was Children’s Day yesterday. →What was the date yesterday
It is October 1 today. →What’s the date today
注：问句中的the date是主语，故it不可再用。另外，对生日提问，用what / when：
My birthday is on March 26， 1986. →What’s your birthday / When is your birthday
11、 对星期提问，用what day：
It was Saturday the day before yesterday. →What day was it the day before yesterday
12、 對数量提问，用how many（对可数名词提问） / How much（对不可数名词提问）：
There are more than 6000 students in his school. →How many students are there in his school
The boss has a lot of money. →How much money does the boss have / How much money has the bo
13、 对重量提问，用how much / how heavy：
She weighs 50 kilograms. →How much / How heavy does she weigh
14、 对价格、金钱提问，用how much / what：
The camera is worth sixty pounds. →How much is the camera / How much does the camera cost / What is the camera worth / What’s the price of the camera / What price is the camera
The house cost me 30， 000 dollars. →How much / What did the house cost you
15. 对物体的长度或表示一段的时间状语（通常是由for / since开头的短语或since引导的从句）提问，用how long：
The Yellow River is 5464 km long. →How long is the Yellow River
She has lived in this city for two years / since two years ago. →How long has she lived there
They have learned English since they moved to Landon. →How long have they learned English
16.、 对表示多久以后的时间状语（通常由in开头）提问，用how soon：
She will get there in two hours. →How soon will she get there
注：对“after + 时間点（用于将来时） / 时间段（用于过去时）”提问，应用what time / when：
She will get there after two o’clock. →What time / When will she get there
They left the hotel after three days / three days later. →When did they leave the hotel
17、 对表示频度的时间状语（多久一次）提问，用how often：
They go to the cinema twice a month. →How often do they go to the cinema
18、 对次数提问，用how many times：
I’ve been to America only once. →How many times have you been to America
19、 对距离提问，用how far：
It is about twenty minutes’ walk from here to the factory. →How far is it from here to the factory
20、 对高度提问，用how high / tall（多用于人或细长物体）：
She is 1.66 meter tall. →How tall is she
The tower is 160 meters tall. →How tall is the tower
The building is 68 storeys high. →How high is the building
