Who is used to ask for the identity of a person. How is used to ask for the method or manner in which something is done. Why is used to ask for the reason or cause of something. In this context, the question is asking specifically for information about name, and "what" is the appropriate word to use in that case.
Interrogative sentence or clause
- ✅ Are you ready? — yes/no question (inversion: auxiliary before subject)
- ✅ What do you want? — wh-question (do-support + wh-word)
- ✅ Does she know? — yes/no question (do-support)
- ❌ You are ready? — sounds like a surprised echo, not a standard question
An interrogative sentence asks a question using inversion (auxiliary before subject) or do-support. Two main types: yes/no questions (Are you…?) and wh-questions (What/Where/When/Why/How…?).
Rule: standard English questions REQUIRE inversion or do-support. Simply raising intonation (You like coffee?) is informal/echo only.
Questions
- ✅ Do you like coffee? — do-support (no existing auxiliary)
- ✅ Can she swim? — inversion (auxiliary before subject)
- ✅ Where does he live? — wh-question
- ✅ You're coming, aren't you? — tag question
Questions require inversion (auxiliary before subject) or do-support (add do/does/did). Types: yes/no (Do you…?), wh- (What/Where/When…?), negative (Don't you…?), tag (…isn't it?).
Rule: find the auxiliary. Move it before the subject. No auxiliary? Add do/does/did. Never use just intonation in written English (You like coffee? is not standard).
A2 | Elementary | Pre-intermediate
- ✅ I went to the cinema yesterday. — past simple
- ✅ I have visited Paris twice. — present perfect (life experience)
- ✅ If it rains, I'll take an umbrella. — first conditional
- ✅ You should see a doctor. — modal for advice
These patterns are A2 — the second CEFR level. At A2 you move past survival phrases into real grammar: past tenses, the present perfect, basic conditionals, and modals for advice/obligation.
Marker: if you can describe yesterday and give simple advice, but struggle with abstractions or nuance, you're at A2.
Easy
- She is a teacher. — one verb form, one rule
- I have two cats. — basic possession, short sentence
- He doesn't like coffee. — simple negation with do-support
- Only one answer is clearly correct; distractors are obviously wrong.
Easy marks beginner-level challenges: A1–early A2, one rule at a time, everyday vocabulary, no trick questions.
Use "Easy" when you want to build confidence on a specific rule without interference from other grammar or tricky contexts.