wh-question

== English == === Alternative forms === wh question wh- question WH-question WH question === Etymology === From the fact that many of the adverbs and pronouns that are used at the beginning of such sentences, such as what, when, which, who, and why, begin with wh. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʌbl̩juː eɪtʃ ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/, /dʌbl̩juː ˈeɪtʃ kwɛst͡ʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /dʌbl̩juː ˈeɪtʃ ˌkwɛst͡ʃən/, /də-/ Hyphenation: wh-quest‧ion === Noun === wh-question (plural wh-questions) (chiefly linguistics) A question that is introduced by a wh-word (what, where, why, etc.) and cannot be answered by yes or no. Antonyms: polar question, yes-no question ==== Related terms ==== wh-word ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== open-ended question, open question close-ended question, closed question, multiple-choice question === References === === Further reading === question on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “wh- question”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “WH question”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.