5W1H(疑問詞の使い方)

5W1H(Who, What, When, Where, Why, How)を使った疑問文のまとめ。疑問詞の種類と使い分け、語順のルールを総復習します。

基本の疑問詞

疑問詞意味例文
whoWho is he?
whatWhat do you want?
whereどこWhere is the station?
whenいつWhen did you arrive?
whyなぜWhy are you here?
howどのようにHow did you do it?
whichどちらWhich do you prefer?
whose誰のWhose bag is this?

使い分け

パターン使い方
How many可算名詞の数(How many apples ...?)
How much不可算の量/金額(How much water/money ...?)
How long長さ・期間(How long does it take?)
How often頻度(How often do you ...?)
How far距離(How far is it from ...?)
What time / When時刻は What time/日付や時期は When
Whose / Which所有: Whose(Whose book...?)/選択: Which(Which color ...?)

つまずきポイント集

Who does come?

Who comes?

解説: 主語を尋ねるときは do/does を使いません。Who の直後に動詞を続け、三人称単数扱いで -s を付けます。

What time are you start?

What time do you start?

解説: 一般動詞(start)の疑問文には do/does/did が必要です。be動詞 are は使いません。

Where you are?

Where are you?

解説: be動詞の疑問文では、be動詞を主語の前に移動させます。

What do you did?

What did you do?

解説: 過去の疑問文には did を使い、動詞は原形に戻します。

How many money do you need?

How much money do you need?

解説: money は不可算名詞なので How many ではなく How much を使います。

Why did you went there?

Why did you go there?

解説: did の後は必ず動詞の原形を使います。went ではなく go です。