Words / A1

WOT/wɒt/

Ask about a thing with what: What is your name, What time is it, and What do you want are the simple patterns. Which often chooses from a small set; what is more open. That is a pointing word, not a question word.

Meaning

Used to ask for information about a thing.

Examples

• “What is your name?”
• “What is this in English?”
• “What do you do at the weekend?”

Good to know

What is…? What time…? What do you…? Thing, not person (who).

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