برای یه سؤالِ where / what / who با be، کلمهی سؤالی اول میآد، بعد فعل be. هر کلمهی سؤالی دربارهی یه چیز میپرسه: where دربارهی جا میپرسه، what دربارهی چیز، who دربارهی آدم.
با کلمهی سؤالی شروع کن
Amina is at home. → Where is Amina?
This is a cat. → What is this?
She is happy. → Who is happy?
Not "Where Amina is? (this is the statement order)" — say "Where is Amina? (question word first, then is)". کلمهی سؤالی رو اول بذار، بعد is رو ببر جلوی اسم.
خودت امتحان کن: Amina is at the library. بپرس Amina کجاست. جواب: Where is Amina? — توی سؤال، is قبل از Amina میآد: Where is Amina? «Where Amina is» ترتیبِ یه جملهی خبریه.
Where is Amina? — She is at home.
What is this? — It is a cat.
Who is happy? — Amina is happy.
Where — asks about a place
What — asks about a thing
Who — asks about a person
How are you? (حالت چطوره؟)
How دربارهی حالِ یه نفر میپرسه. جوابش یه کلمهست مثل fine یا good؛ نه یه جا، نه یه چیز.
How are you? I am fine, thank you.
How is Lars today? He is tired.
How are you this morning? I am good.
Not "Where are you? (this asks about a place)" — say "How are you? (this asks about you today)". How دربارهی حالِ یه نفر میپرسه.
خودت امتحان کن: ___ is Lars today? - He is fine. (How / Who / Where) جواب: How — «He is fine» میگه حالِ Lars چطوره، پس کلمهی سؤالی How ـه. Who میپرسه چه کسی، و Where دربارهی جا میپرسه.
جواب دادن با فعل be
جوابت هم is، are یا am لازم داره. همونی رو انتخاب کن که با کسی یا چیزی که جوابت دربارهشه جور باشه: It is… / They are… / I am…
Where is Sofia? She is at work.
Where are the keys? They are in my bag.
Where are you? I am at home.
Not "Where is Sofia? She at work." — say "Where is Sofia? She is at work.". جواب هم is، are یا am لازم داره.
خودت امتحان کن: Lars: Where are your keys? Sofia: They ___ in my bag. کلمهای رو انتخاب کن که جواب Sofia رو کامل میکنه. (is / are / am) جواب: are — They یعنی بیشتر از یکی، پس جواب are میگیره: They are in my bag. is مالِ یه نفر یا یه چیزه، و am فقط با I میاد.