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Types of "What" Questions - Coggle Diagram
Types of "What" Questions
Answer is an action
Look for "do" verbs in the question
do
did
does
doing
Example: What will you do this afternoon?
Answer is a thing
Look for a verb like "is," but there cannot be a "doing" verb
Example: What is in your hand?
is
are
was
were
Nonexample: What is he doing? (This answer will be an action)
Answer is an idea or emotion
Look for the question mentioning "thinking," "thought," or "feeling."
Examples
What was Susan thinking about?
What was Susan's thought about what was going on?
Watch out! Questions can ask about a thing that a person was thinking about.
Answer is an event
Look for a word like "happened."
Example: What happened after school?