In general each kind of Wh question calls for an answer which is an instance of a particular major sentence constituent.
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Wh-question
//ˈdʌbl̩juː eɪtʃ ˈkwɛst͡ʃən//
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Translations
8 translations across 8 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πύσμα noun (question introduced by a wh-word)
Danish
1 entries- hv-spørgsmål noun (question introduced by a wh-word)
Finnish
1 entries- avoin kysymys noun (question introduced by a wh-word)
French
1 entries- question partielle noun (question introduced by a wh-word)
German
1 entries- W-Frage noun (question introduced by a wh-word)
Polish
1 entries- pytanie szczegółowe noun (question introduced by a wh-word)
Russian
1 entries- специа́льный вопро́с noun (question introduced by a wh-word)
Turkish
1 entries- 5N 1K sorusu noun (question introduced by a wh-word)
Sample sentences
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To answer a wh-question, a person usually examines the items described by the <+WH> noun phrase and tests the truth of the sentence for each item.
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On the semantic level we understand as obligatory those modifications about which the speaker has an important information so that he must be able to answer a wh-question formed by the listener in the case that there is an ellipsis of the given member of the sentence on the syntactic level. The necessity to be able to answer a wh-question is thus a criterion distinguishing obligatory and optional modifications.
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Note that one cannot describe such basic processes as yes–no question and WH-question formation, negation, or the use of emphatic particles in Sinhala without involving focusing, [...]
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