What引导的特殊疑问句
What引导的特殊疑问句基本结构有两种情况
（一）What + 一般疑问句？
（二）What+名词+一般疑问句？（what后面跟上名词时，what起形容词作用）
具体地说：
系动词做谓语： What + 系动词 + sb / sth？
What + 名词 + 系动词 + sb / sth？
情态动词做谓语：What + 情态动词 + sb / sth + 实义动词？
What + 名词 + 情态动词 + sb / sth + 实义动词？
行为动词做谓语：What + 助动词 + sb / sth + 实义动词？
What + 名词 + 助动词 + sb / sth + 实义动词？
助动词不能单独做谓语。
一、系动词做谓语：
（一）What + 系动词 + sb / sth？
◆询问“是什么”？
What is it / this / that? It is an eraser.
What are they (物)/ these / those？ They are foxes.
What is between the buildings? There are some trees.
What's this in English? It's an orange.
◆询问姓名？
What is your name？ My name is Amy.
◆询问某人的职业？
What are you? I’m a teacher.
What is he? He’s a doctor.
What are they(人)? They are students.
(句型：疑问词+be动词+主语+…… 注意理解下面的句型变化。)
陈述句：He’s a doctor.
转变为一般疑问句： Is he a doctor？
特殊疑问句，对doctor 提问： What is he?
◆询问爱好之最？
What is your favorite fruit?
I like watermelon. (My favorite fruit is watermelon.) (Watermelon.) (相当于：Which fruit is your like best? I like watermelon best.)
类似的还有：
What is your favorite color? I like pink and blue.
What is your favorite sport? I like play basketball.
◆询问电话号码
What is Amy’s telephone number? 83162548.
◆询问日期？
What is (What’s) the date today? It is January 1st today.
◆询问天气情况
What is the weather like (in winter) (in Beijing)? It is cold and windy.
◆询问某人的外貌特征
What is she like? She is tall and thin. （She is like her mother. ）注释：这里的like是介词，表示“像”“如….一样”。用于要求别人描述某人/某物或者给出他们的意见。
◆询问运算结果
What is ten plus seven？ It is seventeen。
（二）What + 名词 + 系动词 + sb / sth？
◆询问星期几？
What day is today / tomorrow? (What day is it today / tomorrow?)
It’s Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday / Sunda y.
◆询问钟点？
What time is it? 几点了？ It is 8:00. （eight.）（8:00.）（8 o’clock.）
◆询问颜色
What color is your shirt？It is pink.
◆询问存在范围
What class / grade are you in? We are in class two / grade three.
二、情态动词做谓语：
◆询问能力
What can you do at home? I can sweep the floor. (I can wash the clothes.) What can you see on the desk？ I can see some erasers.
◆询问意愿？
What would you like to do? I would like to have a picnic. What would you like for lunch? I would like some green beans.
注释：would like to do = want to do
这里的like是行为动词，意思是“喜欢”。
三、行为动词做谓语：
（一）What + 助动词 + sb / sth + 实义动词？
◆询问正在干什么？
What are you doing? I am making a birthday card.
What are you doing? We are studying hard.
What are the elephants doing? They are sleeping.
注释：这里的are是助动词，而不是系动词。它跟doing一起构成现在时时态。
◆询问将要干什么？
What are you going to do next weekend？
We are going to our grandparents.
What are you going to be？
I am going to be a teacher.
注释：这里的are是助动词，而不是系动词。它跟going to一起构成将来时时态。
◆询问某人的职业？
What do you do? I am a policeman.
What do you do? We are teachers.
◆询问生活习惯？
What do you (usually) do on the weekend? I often go hiking.
◆询问一日三餐
What do you have for dinner? I have beef and rice.
◆询问课程？
What (classes) do you have on Wednesday？ We have English and Art.
（二）What + 名词 + 助动词 + sb / sth + 实义动词？
◆What classes do you have on Wednesday？ We have English and Art. What sports do you like？（对宾语提问）I like basketball.
四、常用的特殊句型：
◆What about you？
询问情况或打听消息。当对方谈的事情不明确，需要询问清楚时，也可用这一句型。如：
I'd like a cup of tea. What about you? 我想喝杯茶，你呢？
