sexta-feira, 8 de julho de 2011

Wh - Questions - 1a. Parte



As wh-questions são perguntas que começam com determinadas partículas de significado próprio. O seu uso é bastante comum na língua inglesa. 
Nesta postagem vamos falar de tres delas:
O pronome interrogativo WHO sempre refere-se a pessoas e significa QUEM

Ex.            Who are you?                                                              
                  Who is she?
                  Who is he?
                  Who are they?


O pronome interrogativo WHERE refere-se a localização, lugar e significa ONDE,  AONDE

Ex.                                                Where are you from?
                                                      Where is tom?
                                                      Where are they?



O pronome interrogativo WHAT é utilizado em perguntas referente ao sujeito e significa
            QUE, O QUE, QUAL

Ex.                                                What is it?
                                                      What is your name?
                                                      What is your phone number?




Leia o diálogo abaixo e veja os exemplos:


WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Jeff:            What's your name?
Joane:        My name's Joane Miller.
Jeff:            Nice to meet you. My name is Jeff Bright.
Joane:        Nice to meet you too.
Jeff:            Where are you from?
Joane:        I am from London.
Jeff:            Are you British?
Joane:        No, I am not.
Jeff:            (ahaha) Where is London, then?
Joane:        Oh, sorry! I'm from London-Ontario.
Jeff:            So you are Canadian!!
Joane:        Yes, I am. And where are you from?
Jeff:            I'm from New York. I'm American.
Joane:        How old are you?
Jeff:            I'm 23 years old. And you?
Joane:        I'm 24.                      

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