英语中，WHAT作代词时，它不仅含义丰富，而且其用法广泛。毫无疑问，WHAT是一个万能代词，很值得英语学习者掌握。下面从词性功能的角度，简要归纳一下这一万能代词的主要用法。

一、疑问代词WHAT

在在英语提问中，疑问代词what有很多用法。它在句子中可作主语、宾语、表语、定语等；它既可以问“身份、名字、性质、类别”，也可以问“目的、数量、价值、效果”等。疑问代词what相当于汉语“什么”或“怎么样”的意思，其主要用法如下：

1．问人或事物的特点。例如：

What is he like? [他人怎么样啊？]

What kind of suit did she buy in town? [她在城里买的是怎样的服装？]

2．问有关事物的数量。例如：

What do you weigh? [你体重多少？]

What did you pay for the dictionary? [这本词典你花了多少钱？]

3．问人的职业（工作性质）或事物的性质（特点）。例如：

What is your father? [你父亲是干什么的？]

What is an engineer? [工程师是干什么的？]

What is the weather like in Beijing? [北京的天气如何？]

4．问事物的内容。例如：

What is the latest news? [有什么最新的消息吗？]

What would you like to buy? [你想要买点什么东西？]

What is artificial intelligence? [什么叫做人工智能？]

5．对一些抽象名词提问。例如：

What's your phone number? [你的电话号码是多少？]

What's the price of the book? [这本书的价钱是多少？]

6．对时间的提问。例如：

What time is it? （= What's the time?）[现在几点了？]

What's the date today? [今天几号？]

What day is today? （= What day is it today?）[今天星期几？]

What month is it? [现在是几月份？]

What comes after spring? [春季之后是哪个季节？]

7．问姓名、排号、尺寸、颜色等。例如：

What is your name? [你叫什么名字？]

What number are you? [你是几号呢？]

What size shoes do you take? [你穿几号的鞋？]

What color is your coat? [你的上衣是什么颜色？]

8．询问对方的看法。例如：

What do you think of game shows? [你认为游戏节目怎么样？]

What about something to drink? [来点喝的怎么样？]

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