Interrogative Adverbs answer the questions How? When? Where? and Why?, but these words themselves are adverbs. They may be used as interrogative adverbs at the beginning of direct questions.
How was the movie?
When does the play begin?
Where is the new mall being built?
Why don't you like her?
When does Aunt Tilly leave for home?
How is the pie?
Where was your wallet?
EXAMPLES:
Explain how the game is played. becomes: How is the game played?
I need to know where the car keys are. becomes Where are the car keys?
Notice that how can be used in four different ways:
When does the play begin?
Where is the new mall being built?
Why don't you like her?
- Notice that an inverted word order is used in these questions. That is, the subject follows the simple past or simple present of the verb to be or the first auxiliary verb used with that form. If a different verb is used, there comes after the first auxiliary verb, which must be a form of to do.
When does Aunt Tilly leave for home?
How is the pie?
Where was your wallet?
- Note that the verbs run and leave, the subjects (he, Aunt Tilly) come AFTER the auxiliary verbs (did, does). The subjects pie and wallet follow a form of the verb to be (is, was).
EXAMPLES:
Explain how the game is played. becomes: How is the game played?
I need to know where the car keys are. becomes Where are the car keys?
Notice that how can be used in four different ways:
1. meaning 'in what way?':
- How did you make this sauce?
- How do you start the car?
2. with adjectives:
- How tall are you?
- How old is your house?
3. with much and many:
- How much are these tomatoes?
- How many people are coming to the party?
4. with other adverbs:
- How quickly can you read this?
- How often do you go to London?
Interrogative Adverbs of Time
Examples are: when, how long, how early, how soon etc.
When will you finish this job?
How long will you stay here?
How often do you visit them?
How soon can you begin work?
How long will you stay here?
How often do you visit them?
How soon can you begin work?
Interrogative adverbs of Place
Where do you live?
Where has she come from?
Where can I find him?
Where has she come from?
Where can I find him?
Interrogative adverbs of number
Examples are: how many, how often, how much
How many students are there in the class?
How often does the committee meet?
How often does the committee meet?
Interrogative adverb of manner
Examples are: how
How did you arrive at the conclusion?
How are you doing?
How was the experience?
How did you do it?
How are you doing?
How was the experience?
How did you do it?
Interrogative adverbs of degree or quantity
Examples are: how much, how far, how high etc.
How much did you pay?
How far can you go?
How much more do you want?
How far can you go?
How much more do you want?
Interrogative adverbs of reason
Example: why
Why are you crying?
Why did you quit?
Why do you hate her?
Why do you want to go there?
Why did you quit?
Why do you hate her?
Why do you want to go there?
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