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Question word
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Examples
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Required answer
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Explanations
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WHOSE
(c)
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Whose book
did you borrow?
Whose key is this?
(Whose is this?)
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David’s.
It’s mine.
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Possession
(A qui)
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WHAT
(d)
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What
made
you angry?
What went
wrong?
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His
rudeness.
Everything.
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Sujet d’une question.
What
se réfère ici aux choses et substances.
(Qu’est-ce qu’)
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What
do
you need?
What
did
Alice buy?
What
did
he talk about?
About what
did he talk? (formal)
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I
need a pencil.
A
book.
About his vacation.
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Complément d’objet.
(Que – qu’est-ce que)
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What kind of
soup is that?
What kind of
shoes did he buy?
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It’s bean soup.
Sandals.
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Variété ou type particulier d’une chose.
(Quelle sorte de - quel genre de)
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What did
you do last night?
What is
Mary
doing?
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I
studied.
Reading a book.
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What
+ a form of do =
Questions sur une activité.
(Que )
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What countries
did you visit?
What time
did she come?
What colour
is his hair?
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Italy
and Spain.
Seven o’clock.
Dark
brown.
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What
peut
précéder un nom.
(Quel)
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What
is Ed
like?
What
is the weather like?
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He
is kind and friendly.
It's hot and humid.
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What + be like
= pour une description générale.
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What
does
Ed
look like?
What
does her
house look like?
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He’s tall and has dark hair.
It’s a two-storey, red brick house.
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What + look like =
pour une description physique.
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WHICH
(e)
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I
have two pens.
Which pen do you want?
Which one do you want?
Which do you want?
Which book
should I buy?
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The
blue one.
That one.
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Which
utilisé à la place de
what
quand la question concerne un choix à faire.
(quel, lequel)
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Which countries
did he visit?
What countries
did he visit?
Which class
are you in?
What class
are you in?
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Peru
and Chile.
In this class.
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Dans certains cas, il y a une légère différence entre les sens de
which et
what quand
il accompagne un nom.
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