4. Why (to ask for a reason);

5. How (to ask for details about the way something happens or the way something is done).

The following Wh- Questions come with the auxiliary verb ‘did’. These questions are from the previous dialogue between Andre, Monita and Galang in Task a.

• Soal Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8 SMP Kurikulum Merdeka, Chapter 4 Unit 2 Section 2 Halaman 205 - 208

• What did the plastic trash do to the sea animals?

• How did it happen?

In those Wh- questions, ‘did’ comes with a base form of the main verbs, such as ‘do’, ‘come’ and ‘happen’ must be used. Do you know the past tense forms of ‘do’, ‘come’ and ‘happen’?

The other way to ask for details of a past incident with Wh- Questions is using ‘to be’ in its past forms ‘was’ and ‘were’. The following Wh -

Question is also from the previous dialogue.

• How much plastic was there in the oceans?

Do you know why ‘was’ is used?

a. Complete the following Wh- questions with: (1) a subject (in bold)

and (2) a base form of the verb (underlined) to answer the italicized

phrases in the answers column.

b. Complete the following questions with (1) a correct Wh- question,