Parmaar Classes – Hindi & English Sentence Practice with WH Family
The WH-Family: Interrogative Words (प्रश्नवाचक शब्द)
The **WH-Family** is a crucial group of words used to ask direct questions in English. In Hindi, these words are referred to as *Prashnwachak Shabda*. They always come at the beginning of the English sentence (except for prepositions which sometimes follow the verb, like ‘Who were they with?’).
Common WH-Words and Their Usage:
| WH-Word | Hindi Meaning | Function (Asks about) | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| What | क्या (Kya) | A thing, object, or specific action. | What is your plan? |
| Who | कौन (Kaun) | A person (subject of the verb). | Who is at the door? |
| Whom | किसे/किसको (Kise/Kisko) | A person (object of the verb). | Whom did they invite? |
| Where | कहाँ (Kahan) | A place or location. | Where is the office? |
| When | कब (Kab) | Time. | When will the show start? |
| Why | क्यों (Kyon) | A reason or cause. | Why did you leave early? |
| Which | कौनसा (Kaunsa) | A choice between options. | Which path should we take? |
| Whose | किसका/किसकी (Kiska/Kiski) | Possession or ownership. | Whose phone is ringing? |
| How | कैसे (Kaise) | Manner, process, or condition. | How do you travel to work? |
Hindi Sentences for Practice (Is, Am, Are, Was, Were, Has, Have, Had, Demonstratives)
Practice translating these into English WH-Questions:
1. यह क्या है?
2. वह कौन था?
3. तुम कहाँ जा रहे हो?
4. आप क्यों रो रहे हैं?
5. यह कलम किसकी है?
6. तुम कब वापस आओगे?
7. तुम कैसे हो?
8. तुम्हें कौन सा रंग पसंद है?
9. उसने किसे देखा?
10. तुम्हारे पास कितना पैसा है?
11. वे कहाँ से आ रहे थे?
12. वह लड़का क्यों भाग रहा है?
13. तुम्हारी ज़िम्मेदारी क्या थी?
14. आप किसके साथ हैं?
15. यह घर किसका था?
16. उसे क्या चाहिए?
17. आप कहाँ काम करते थे?
18. तुमने यह कैसे सीखा?
19. कौन बोल रहा है?
20. तुम्हारे पास क्या विचार थे?
English Sentence Practice (WH-Questions)
Instructions:
Convert each of the following WH-questions into its **Negative Statement** (the answer in negative form) and its **Negative Interrogative** form (WH-question or simple question).
Practice Sentences (20 Questions):
1. What is this?
2. Who was that?
3. Where are you going?
4. Why did she call?
5. Whose car is that?
6. When did they leave?
7. How are the new students?
8. Which dress should I buy?
9. Whom did he meet yesterday?
10. What does he have?
11. Where were those papers?
12. Why are we waiting here?
13. What was your goal?
14. Who is responsible for this?
15. Whose idea was this?
16. When were they coming?
17. How did you manage it?
18. Which subject has the most homework?
19. Who gave you that gift?
20. What problems did they face?
Practice Answers (English Conversions)
1. What is this?
- Negative: This is not anything/nothing.
- Negative Interrogative: What isn’t this? / Isn’t this anything?
2. Who was that?
- Negative: That was nobody.
- Negative Interrogative: Who wasn’t that? / Wasn’t that anyone?
3. Where are you going?
- Negative: I am not going anywhere.
- Negative Interrogative: Where aren’t you going? / Aren’t you going anywhere?
4. Why did she call?
- Negative: She did not call for any reason.
- Negative Interrogative: Why didn’t she call?
5. Whose car is that?
- Negative: That is not anyone’s car.
- Negative Interrogative: Whose car isn’t that? / Isn’t that anyone’s car?
6. When did they leave?
- Negative: They did not leave at any time.
- Negative Interrogative: When didn’t they leave?
7. How are the new students?
- Negative: The new students are not fine.
- Negative Interrogative: How aren’t the new students? / Aren’t the new students fine?
8. Which dress should I buy?
- Negative: You should not buy any dress.
- Negative Interrogative: Which dress shouldn’t I buy? / Shouldn’t I buy any dress?
9. Whom did he meet yesterday?
- Negative: He did not meet anyone yesterday.
- Negative Interrogative: Whom didn’t he meet yesterday? / Didn’t he meet anyone yesterday?
10. What does he have?
- Negative: He does not have anything.
- Negative Interrogative: What doesn’t he have? / Doesn’t he have anything?
11. Where were those papers?
- Negative: Those papers were not anywhere.
- Negative Interrogative: Where weren’t those papers? / Weren’t those papers anywhere?
12. Why are we waiting here?
- Negative: We are not waiting here for any reason.
- Negative Interrogative: Why aren’t we waiting here?
13. What was your goal?
- Negative: My goal was not anything specific.
- Negative Interrogative: What wasn’t your goal? / Wasn’t your goal anything specific?
14. Who is responsible for this?
- Negative: Nobody is responsible for this.
- Negative Interrogative: Who isn’t responsible for this? / Isn’t anyone responsible for this?
15. Whose idea was this?
- Negative: This was not anyone’s idea.
- Negative Interrogative: Whose idea wasn’t this? / Wasn’t this anyone’s idea?
16. When were they coming?
- Negative: They were not coming at any time.
- Negative Interrogative: When weren’t they coming?
17. How did you manage it?
- Negative: I did not manage it in any way.
- Negative Interrogative: How didn’t you manage it?