QUESTION WORDS EXERCISE 1 (who, when, where, what)

Grammar review Where, when, who(m), and what

This exercise focuses on the four question words that come up most in everyday conversation: asking about place, time, people, and things.

Where asks about a location: Where did you grow up? → In a small town.
When asks about a point in time: When does the movie start? → At eight o'clock.
What asks about a thing, action, or idea: What did you buy? → A new jacket.

Who vs. whom: use who when asking about the subject of the sentence (Who called you?), and whom when asking about the object, especially right after a preposition: To whom did you send it? In everyday speech, who is often used for both; whom is the more formal, technically correct choice after a preposition.

Tip: when a question word could be either time or place (like Where did you meet him? vs. When did you meet him?), the answer given is your best clue: a place in the answer means the question needs where, and a time in the answer means it needs when.