What are question words?

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Ishita Dutta

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A question word is a function word used to ask a question, such as what, when, where, who, whom, why, and how. They are sometimes called wh-words, because in English most of them start with "wh". They may be used in both direct questions and in indirect questions.
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An interrogative word or question word is a function word used to ask a question, such as what, when, where, who, whom, why, and how. They are sometimes called wh-words, because in English most of them start with wh- (compare Five Ws).
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As the name says, the words which asks a question in their own self are question words. These are Why, Where, What, When, Who, Whom, How.
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Simply question words are used to ask questions, these are seven in all-what, which, when, where, whose,why and how.
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I agree with the answers provided by Ishita and Debraj. Would like to add examples however. What, why, where, when, who and how. Though How does not start with letters 'wt' but does contain w and h. The same are also called as Interrogative words. Happy learning!
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The words which starts with WH are mostly question words and How is also a question word
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Words that elicit answers from the listener or reader are question words.they are basically wh- words like who, when,what,how,where,whose which and all.They are the ctalysts for getting an answer for a question.
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questions r 2 types 1. Wh -questions (who, what, why, when, where, etc., ) 2. HV -questions (am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had, do, does, did, will, would, can, etc)
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