Common Question Structures

Question words go at the beginning of the sentences

What?	Which?	When?
Where?	Who?	Whose?
Why?	What….look like?	What ……like?
What time?	What kind / sort / type of?	What …….about?
How?	How long… ?	How far….?
How big?	How often?	How much/many?
How long ago?	How many times?

Here are some common examples.

What + do/does/did + subject + look like? ( physical description normally people only)

For example: What does your teacher look like?

What + am/is/are/was/were + subject + like? (personality / general description)

For example: What is your teacher like?

What + am/is/are/was/were + subject + about?

For example: What was the newspaper article about?

How long + does + it take?

For example: How long does it take to drive from Edinburgh to London?

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