2: 00 – It’s two o’clock. 2: 30 – It’s half past two. 2: 05

What-Which-How
* What+noun/auxiliary/modal
Biz bu strukturani odatda narsalar haqida so’raganimizda ishlatamiz va cheksiz tanlov bo’ladi.
What films do you like? – Qanaqa kinolarni yaxshi ko’rasiz? (ko’p turdagi kinolar bor g’arb kinolari, komediyalar, sarguzasht tanlovni cheki yo’q.
What can I get you? – Sizga nima olib beray?
* Which+noun/auxiliary/one/ones
Biz bu strukturani qachonki narsalar yoki odamlar haqida so’raganimizda ishlatamiz va miqdorni cheklovi bo’ladi.
Which author do you like best - Agatha Christie or Lan Fleming? – Qaysi yozuvchini ko’proq yaxshi ko’rasiz – Agatha Kristimi yoki Lan Flemingmi? (siz ikkita yozuvchi orasida tanlov qilishingiz kerak shuning uchun tanlov cheklangan.)
Which would you prefer to buy – a car or bike? – Qaysi birini sotib olishni afzal ko’rasiz – moshinami yoki velosopedmi?
Which one did you buy? Neither. – Qaysi birini sotib oldingiz? Hech qaysi birini.
* How+adjective/adverb/much/many/auxiliary
Biz bu qurilmani qaysi usulda deb so’ramoqchi bo’lganimizda ishlatamiz. Miqdor yoki son.
How tall is he? About 1.70m. – U qanchalik uzun? Taxminan 1.70m
How fast can you run? Not very fast. – Qanchalik tez yugura olasiz? Uncha tez emas.
How much money did you spend? A lot. – Qancha pul sarfladingiz? Ko’p.
How many sisters have you got? Two. – Nechta opachangiz bor? Ikkita.
How do you get to work? By bus. – Qanday qilib ishga borasiz? Avtobus bilan.

Subject/object questions – ega va to’ldiruvchi so’roq gaplar.
* Subject questions – Ega so’roq gaplar shunaqa so’roq gaplarki, biz ish – harakatni kim yoki nima qilganligini bilishni xoxlaymiz: ya’ni biz gapni egasini bilishni hoxlaymiz. Bunaqa savollar odatda who – kim yoki what – nima, which – qaysi so’roq so’zlari bilan boshlanadi. Ega so’roq gaplarda fe’l darak shaklda bo’ladi.
Who sent you this postcard? – Kim sizga otkritka jo’natdi?
(Bu gap xato: Who did send you this postcard?)
What happened while I was away? – Men yo’qligimda nima sodir bo’ldi?
(Bu gap xato: What did happen while I was away?)