What do you do? information questions 'cuánto(s)', 'cuál(es)', 'quién(es)'
I can use information questions with number agreement and new and revisited language to write a longer text about myself and what I do.
What do you do? information questions 'cuánto(s)', 'cuál(es)', 'quién(es)'
I can use information questions with number agreement and new and revisited language to write a longer text about myself and what I do.
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Key learning points
- Information questions start with a question word and have more information in the answer than yes/no.
- The questions words ¿cuánto?, ¿quién? and ¿cuál? mean how much, who and which.
- ¿Cuánto?, ¿quién? and ¿cuál? agree for number; they change spelling when referring to plural persons or things.
Keywords
¿cuánto? - question word meaning ‘how much’
¿quién? - question word meaning ‘who’
¿cuál? - question word meaning ‘which’
Information question - question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than yes/no
Common misconception
Cuál is used as in English, followed by a noun.
In Spanish, cuál is never followed by a noun.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
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Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
which
who
how much
how many