Ampersand Lab

Foundation grammar · Lesson 46 · A2

Who is she talking to? What is it like? (questions 3)

In who and what questions, a preposition usually goes at the end: Who is she talking to? Which hotel did you stay at? What is it like? asks for a description, not about liking.

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Prepositions at the endA4 screens of questions
Which ... ?B1 screen of questions
What is it like?C2 screens of questions

Point A of 3

Prepositions at the end

Julia is talking to somebody. Ask: Who is she talking to?

In questions with who, what, which and where, the preposition (to, for, with, about, from and so on) usually goes at the end.

  • Who is she talking to?
  • What are you looking for?
  • Who did you go to the pub with?
  • What's the book about?
  • Who is this parcel for?
  • Where are you from?

Point A · Exercise 46.1 · part 1 of 2

You want the missing information (XXXX). Write questions with who or what.

  1. Example

    The letter is from XXXX.

    Who is the letter from?

    AnswerWho is the letter from?

  2. I'm looking for a XXXX.

  3. I went to the match with XXXX.

  4. The film was about XXXX.

  5. I gave the money to XXXX.

Point A · Exercise 46.1 · part 2 of 2

You want the missing information (XXXX). Write questions with who or what.

  1. The book was written by XXXX.

Point A · Exercise 46.2 · part 1 of 2

Complete the questions for the scenes. Use one of these verbs + a preposition: listen, look, talk, wait, write, go.

  1. Example

    A woman is chatting on the phone.

    Who is she talking to?

    AnswerWho is she talking to?

  2. A man is staring through binoculars.

    What ?

  3. A girl is standing at the station gate checking her watch.

    Who ?

  4. A boy has headphones on and is nodding along.

    What ?

  5. A man is writing a long letter.

    Who ?

Point A · Exercise 46.2 · part 2 of 2

Complete the questions for the scenes. Use one of these verbs + a preposition: listen, look, talk, wait, write, go.

  1. Two people are at a bus stop where three bus routes stop.

    Which bus ?

Point B of 3

Which ... ?

With which + noun, the preposition goes at the end too.

  • Which hotel did you stay at?
  • Which team does he play for?
  • Which school did you go to?

Point B · Exercise 46.3

Write questions beginning Which ... ?

  1. Example

    Tom's dad is in hospital.

    Which hospital is he in?

    AnswerWhich hospital is he in?

  2. We stayed at a hotel.

  3. Jack plays for a football team.

  4. I trained at a college near here.

Point C of 3

What is it like?

What is it like? means tell me about it: is it good, bad, big, noisy? Like here is a preposition, not the verb like. It has nothing to do with whether you like it.

  • "What's your new flat like?" "It's small but very bright."
  • "What's the food like in Wales?" "Excellent, if you like lamb."
  • "What are your neighbours like?" "Quiet, thank goodness."
  • "What was the weather like?" "It rained every day."

Point C · Exercise 46.4

You want information about another country from somebody who has been there. Ask questions with What is/are ... like?

  1. Example

    (the roads)

    What are the roads like?

    AnswerWhat are the roads like?

  2. (the food)

  3. (the people)

  4. (the weather)

Point C · Exercise 46.5

Ask questions with What was/were ... like?

  1. Example

    Your friend has just come back from holiday.

    Ask about the weather.

    What was the weather like?

    AnswerWhat was the weather like?

  2. Your friend has just come back from the cinema.

    Ask about the film.

  3. Your friend has just finished an evening course.

    Ask about the lessons.

  4. Your friend has just come back from a weekend away.

    Ask about the hotel.

Lesson 46 · Result

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A. Prepositions at the end–Not checkedB. Which ... ?–Not checkedC. What is it like?–Not checked