Upitne reči
Upitne reči (Question words) u engleskom jeziku se koriste za postavljanje određenih pitanja.
U upitnim rečenicama, upitna reč je na prvom mestu, pre pomoćnog glagola.
Upitne reči u rečenicama
1. Posle uptinih reči često stoji pomoćni glagol:
When did you leave?
Why are you working so late?
2. Posle upitnih reči what, which, whose može stajati imenica:
Which pencil do you want?
Whose car is this?
3. Posle how mogu se upotrebiti pridevi ili prilozi:
How big is your house?
How difficult is that exam?
Osim tih reči, reči much i many se mogu koristiti posle reči how. Tada fraza znači koliko.
How much is that cake?
How many friends have you invited?
Primeri upitnih reči
Pogledaj tabelu. U prvoj koloni ćeš videti upitnu reč. U drugoj koloni ćeš videti kada se koristi ta upitna reč.
Prevod se može razlikovati u zavisnosti od rečenice.
U poslednjoj koloni pogledaj primere rečenica gde se koristi upitna reč.
| Upitna reč | Upotreba | Primer |
| upitna reč koristi se da se pita: | ||
| what | za informaciju o nečemu | What are you doing tomorrow evening? |
| what… for | za razlog | What did you do that for? |
| why | za razlog | Why did you do that? |
| why don’t | za predlog | Why don’t we meet at the restaurant? |
| when | za vreme | When did she leave? |
| where | za mesto | Where does she live? |
| which | za izbor | Which book did you take? |
| whose | za pripadnost | Whose coat is this? |
| who | za pitanja o ljudima (subjekat) | Who took my jacket? |
| whom | za pitanja o ljudima (objekat) | Whom have you seen? |
| how | za način | How does this machine work? |
