一、對(duì)年級(jí)、班級(jí)、排號(hào)、號(hào)碼等提問時(shí),要用what,并與名詞 grade、 class、 row、 number等連用。如:What number are you? 你是幾號(hào)呢?

二、對(duì)某事物或某人的姓名提問時(shí),常用what。如:What is your name? 你叫什么名字?

三、對(duì)算式的得數(shù)進(jìn)行提問時(shí),用what。如:What is three plus four? 三加四等于幾?

四、詢問"某物有何毛病"或"某人怎么了",常用what。如:What's wrong with your bike? 你的自行車出什么毛病了?

五、what與colour構(gòu)成what colour來詢問顏色。如:What colour is your coat? 你的上衣是什么顏色?

六、與名詞number 連在一起用來詢問汽車或電話號(hào)碼等。如: What number is Mr Green's car? 格林先生的車牌號(hào)是多少?

七、對(duì)職業(yè)進(jìn)行提問時(shí),用what,其句式為"What + do / does + 主語(yǔ) + do?"或"What + be + 主語(yǔ)?".如:What does your father do? 你父親是從事什么工作的?

八、詢問"某地有什么"用what,其后多接"be + 介詞短語(yǔ)"。如: What's on the wall? 墻上有什么?

九、詢問具體的時(shí)間(幾點(diǎn)幾分),常用what time。如: What time is it? (= What's the time?) 現(xiàn)在幾點(diǎn)了?

十、對(duì)價(jià)格提問時(shí),用what.如: What's the price of these apples? 這些蘋果多少錢?

十一、詢問"星期幾"時(shí),常用 what 與 day 一起提問。如: What day is today? (=What day is it today?) 今天星期幾?

十二、征求意見或詢問對(duì)方消息時(shí)常用 what about。如: What about something to drink? 來點(diǎn)喝的怎么樣?

十三、用來詢問對(duì)某人或某物的看法時(shí),用" What… think of…",譯為就是"……認(rèn)為……怎么樣"。如:

-What do you think of the story? 你認(rèn)為這個(gè)故事怎么樣?
-It's very interesting. 很有趣。