Pronomes interrogativos

Interrogative Pronouns

WHAT - qual, quais, o que
What is your occupation?
What is it?

WHAT ABOUT - que tal
What about going to the theater?

WHAT ... LIKE - Expressão usada para perguntar sobre aspectos geográficos, físicos ou psicológicos.
What is São Paulo like? (Como é São Paulo?)
What was the weather like?(Como estava o tempo?)
What are the people like in Petropolis? They are friendly.

WHICH - qual, quais, o que. Usado quando se solicita uma escolha entre dois ou mais elementos.
Which is his favorite sport: soccer or basketball? He prefers soccer.

WHO - quem (usado como sujeito da oração).
Who are you? I’m Denise.

WHOM - quem (usado como objeto direto ou indireto da oração. Ele é obrigatório após uma preposição).
With whom were you talking?
Se a preposição vier no final da oração, usa-se tanto Who quanto Whom.
Whom were you talking with?Who were you talking with?

WHERE - onde
Where were they going to?

WHEN - quando
When was she born? She was born on October 6th.

WHY - por que. Na resposta, usa-se BECAUSE.
Why do people worry? Because they need jobs.

WHOSE - de quem, a quem pertence
Whose picture is this? / Whose is this picture?
OBS.:Quando WHAT, WHICH, WHO e WHOSE forem o sujeito numa oração interrogativa,
o verbo auxiliar não será usado, ou seja:
WHAT/WHICH/WHO/WHOSE + verbo ou substantivo = Não usar auxiliar
What causes infections?
Who came for dinner?
Whose dog barks all the time?
Which computer is bigger, mine or yours?

How – quando se quer saber de que maneira. Como?
How does he drive? He drives carefully.

How much – Quanto é? (preço)
How much is that purse? It’s 75 reais.

How many – usado para se saber a quantidade (com o substantivo no plural)
How many windows are there in the living? There are a lot.

How much – usado para se saber a quantidade (com substantivos incontáveis: portanto use
no singular)
How much water is there in the bottle? There is a lot.

How long – Quanto tempo?
How long does it take to go to Rio? It takes 1 hour.

How often – Com que fequencia?
How often do you go to the beach? I sometimes go to the beach.