Guided Practice

Judging Wh-Question Difficulty

This exercise is based on the information provided in the section on Wh-Question Research Findings. In each pair of wh-questions below, one of the questions should be easier for deaf students to understand or to produce than the other question. Click on the letter (A or B) of the wh-question that should be easier for deaf students to manage.

1. A. Whose order did you fill?
   B. Whose order arrived late?
   
   
2. A. When did that company become a corporation?
   B. Who did they recruit for that management position?
   
   
3. A. Who did you say switched to an automated system of accounting?
   B. Who did you say we set up an automated system of accounting for?
   
   
4. A. Who entered those expenses in the ledger?
   B. Who did you tell about those expenses?
   
   
5. A. From whom did the lawyer collect the filing fees?
   B. Who collected the filing fees for the lawyer?