Grammar regarding the formation of questions

Question

What do you mean by "question word"?  eg. (question word) + noun +  reflexive pronoun + auxiliary verb + pronoun + past participle,

Accepted Answer

Hi Judith,
The question words used in the examples given are 'où' and 'pourquoi', I would add 'comment', because these are cases with reflexive verbs, not all question words apply-

Pourquoi Annie s'est-elle cachée ?  = Why did Annie hide?
Où Bertrand s'est-il trompé de route ?= Where did Bertrand take the wrong road?
Pourquoi mon frère et toi se sont-ils disputés ? = Why did my brother and you fall out?
Comment mes enfants se sont-ils battus ? = How did my children fight?

Hope these help!

Answer

Hi Judith,Apart from est-ce que as a phrase, individual words may be:-Qui, que, quel, quand.There may be others, but these are what comes to my mind immediately.Jim