WH questions are questions that ask for information using question words. The question words in Indonesian include: What, Who, Whom, Whose, Why, Where, When, Which and How. Each question word has a specific use and grammatical pattern: What asks for objects, people or professions. Who asks for a person as the subject. Whom asks for a person as the object. Whose asks for the owner of an object or thing. Why asks for reasons or causes. Where asks for places or destinations. When asks for times. Which asks for choices. And How asks about conditions or situations.
2. WH Question adalah pertanyaan yang menanyakan informasi dengan menggunakan Question Words (kata tanya). Sering disebut dengan Wh-question karena semua kata tanya diawali dengan Wh-, kecuali How. Yang termasuk Question Words (QW) adalah: What, Who, Whom, Whose, Why, Where, When, Which dan How. Pola umum: QW + aux + S + verb + Object/Complement ?
3. What (Apa) Menanyakan nama benda, nama orang atau jenis profesi. Rumus : What + Auxiliary Verb + S + O / C Contoh: ~ What is that? That is an apple. ~ What are you? I am a Lecturer. ~ What is your name? My name is Mey.
4. Who (Siapa) Menanyakan orang sebagai pelaku/subject. Rumus : Who + verb + O ? atau Who + to be + S ? Contoh: ~ Who are you? I am M. Ansyori. ~ Who writes the letter? Martin does. ~ Who is very beautiful? Maisari is very beautiful.
5. Whom (Siapa) Menanyakan orang sebagai object. Rumus : Whom + Auxiliary Verb + S + O / C Contoh: Whom do you meet? I meet Inul Daratista. Whom is she looking for? She is looking for Brian Safina.
6. Whose (milik siapa) Menanyakan pemilik suatu benda. Rumus : Whose + noun + auxiliary Verb + S + O / C Contoh: ~ Whose bag is this? This is my bag. ~ Whose sister is the girl? She is my sister.
7. Why (mengapa) Menanyakan alasan atau penyebab terjadinya sesuatu. Rumus : Why + Auxiliary Verb + S + O / C Contoh: ~ Why do you come late? Because I missed the bus this morning. ~ Why is Mrs. Julia very healthy? Because she does sport every morning. ~ Why do you love me? Because you are very Romantic
8. Where (di mana) Menanyakan tempat atau tujuan Rumus : Where + auxiliary Verb + S + O / C Contoh: ~ Where does Alicia study? She studies in SMPN 03 Wonogiri. ~ Where do you go every day? I go to school every day. ~ Where is the library? The library is beside the hall.
9. When (kapan) Menanyakan waktu. Rumus : When + Auxiliary Verb + S + O / C Contoh: ~ When does Alfian get up? He gets up at five oclock every morning. ~ When did you go to Eromoko? I go to Eromoko last week. ~ When do you go to school? I go to school at 06.30.
10. Which (yang mana) Menanyakann pilihan. Rumus : Which + Auxiliary Verb + S + O / C Contoh: ~ Which is your car? My car is the red one. ~ Which is his sister? His sister is the girl in blue jacket.
11. 9. How (bagaimana) Menanyakan kondisi atau keadaan. Rumus : How + Auxiliary Verb + S + O / C Contoh: ~ How are you? Im fine. Thanks. ~ How is Reynas school? Her school is large and clean.