問問題的基礎 5W1H (What, Who, Where, When, Why, How)

懂得「問問題」也非常重要！問問題可以幫助我們獲得需要的資訊、開啟對話。今天，我們就要來認識英文問句中最核心的六個好朋友：5W1H！

認識 5W1H (Getting to Know 5W1H)

5W1H 指的就是以下這六個疑問詞，它們分別用來詢問不同的資訊：

1. What (什麼)

用來詢問關於「事物」、「動作」、「想法」或「資訊」等。

• What is this? (這是什麼？) - It's a book.
• What is your name? (你叫什麼名字？) - My name is Lisa.
• What do you like? (你喜歡什麼？) - I like apples.
• What time is it? (現在幾點？) - It's ten o'clock.

2. Who (誰)

用來詢問關於「人」的身份。

• Who is he? (他是誰？) - He is my brother.
• Who is that girl? (那個女孩是誰？) - She is my friend, Amy.
• Who is calling? (是誰打來的？) - It's Mom.

3. Where (哪裡)

用來詢問「地點」或「位置」。

• Where are you? (你在哪裡？) - I am at home.
• Where is the book? (書在哪裡？) - It's on the desk.
• Where do you live? (你住在哪裡？) - I live in Taipei.

4. When (何時)

用來詢問「時間」。

• When is your birthday? (你的生日是什麼時候？) - It's on October 10th.
• When do you usually wake up? (你通常什麼時候起床？) - I usually wake up at 7 AM.
• When will you come back? (你什麼時候會回來？) - I will come back tomorrow.

5. Why (為什麼)

用來詢問「原因」。回答時通常會用 Because... (因為...) 開頭。

• Why are you late? (你為什麼遲到？) - Because I missed the bus.
• Why do you like English? (你為什麼喜歡英文？) - Because it's interesting.
• Why is she crying? (她為什麼在哭？) - Because she lost her toy.

6. How (如何；怎麼樣；多少)

How 的用法比較多元，可以詢問「方式」、「狀態」、「程度」等。

• 詢問方式/方法：
  How do you go to school? (你怎麼去學校？) - I go by bus.
• 詢問狀態/情況：
  How are you? (你好嗎？) - I am fine, thank you.
• 詢問程度/數量 (常與形容詞或副詞連用)：
  How old are you? (你幾歲？) - I am ten years old.
  How tall is he? (他多高？) - He is 180 cm tall.
  How many books do you have? (你有多少本書？) - I have five books.
  How much is this bag? (這個包包多少錢？) - It's $500.

練習 1：填入正確的疑問詞 (What, Who, Where, When, Why, How)

1. _______ is your favorite color?
2. _______ is sitting next to you?
3. _______ do you live?
4. _______ is the party?
5. _______ are you crying?
6. _______ old is your brother?

解答：1. What 2. Who 3. Where 4. When 5. Why 6. How

練習 2：配對問題與答案

1. How many apples do you have?
2. Where is the cat?
3. Why are you happy?

• ( ) Because I got a present.
• ( ) It's under the table.
• ( ) I have three apples.

解答：1. I have three apples. 2. It's under the table. 3. Because I got a present.

5W1H 小總結：

• 掌握這六個疑問詞，就能問出大部分你想知道的資訊！
• What 問事物，Who 問人，Where 問地點，When 問時間，Why 問原因，How 問方式/狀態/程度。
• 多練習用 5W1H 造問句，你的英文溝通能力會大大提升喔！