The W words are What, Which, Why, Where, When and How.
When I was in Grade1, they had a poster of 5 W words, on one of the W words they put a piece of paper over it, and wrote How on it. We could not the word that was there before the paper covered. But later on some teachers say they are 5 W words (What, Which, Why, Where, When), others say 5 W words (Which, Why, Where, When, How), and others say 6.
Today, I am still wondering about this. I believe that they are 6, but I wonder if I am right.
Other than figuring this out, what is the history of behind the "W" words? Did someone decide that What was not a "W" word anymore, and replaced with HOW, or what happened with what or what did happen?
2007-03-26 07:39:48 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Check out this website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Ws
It also takes you to other reference to any other questions that you have.
2007-03-26 07:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by TroubleRose 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I took a general journalism class in college and it was who, what, where, when, why and how. By definition the which would be the same as who, so that 6 word list is duplicated.
The history of the w words is that they used to be h words in old english--hwat, hwen, etc but it got changed allegedly by a transcription mistake but this has not been proved. Is that what you mean by history? Other than that, the history would be in the journalism previously mentioned.
2007-03-26 14:52:24 · answer #2 · answered by dk 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I never heard of WHICH being one of the "W" words, I always thought it was WHO. HOW doesn't even start with "W", but it has a "W" in it. I guess things change, it used to be WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY.
2007-03-26 14:50:10 · answer #3 · answered by dumenuff 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What about "Who"?
2007-03-26 14:45:54 · answer #4 · answered by feral_black_gryphon 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
whom
2007-03-26 15:25:17 · answer #5 · answered by Manz 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
say what!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!
2007-03-26 15:17:36 · answer #6 · answered by lovin' it 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋