In who and what questions, a preposition usually goes at the end: Who is she talking to? Which hotel did you stay at? What is it like? asks for a description, not about liking.
A Prepositions at the end
Julia is talking to somebody. Ask: Who is she talking to?
In questions with who, what, which and where, the preposition (to, for, with, about, from and so on) usually goes at the end.
- Who is she talking to?
- What are you looking for?
- Who did you go to the pub with?
- What's the book about?
- Who is this parcel for?
- Where are you from?
B Which ... ?
With which + noun, the preposition goes at the end too.
- Which hotel did you stay at?
- Which team does he play for?
- Which school did you go to?
C What is it like?
What is it like? means tell me about it: is it good, bad, big, noisy? Like here is a preposition, not the verb like. It has nothing to do with whether you like it.
- "What's your new flat like?" "It's small but very bright."
- "What's the food like in Wales?" "Excellent, if you like lamb."
- "What are your neighbours like?" "Quiet, thank goodness."
- "What was the weather like?" "It rained every day."
Exercises
46.1 You want the missing information (XXXX). Write questions with who or what.
The letter is from XXXX.
Who is the letter from?
Who is the letter from?
I'm looking for a XXXX.
What are you looking for?
I went to the match with XXXX.
Who did you go to the match with?
The film was about XXXX.
What was the film about?
I gave the money to XXXX.
Who did you give the money to?
The book was written by XXXX.
Who was the book written by?
46.2 Complete the questions for the scenes. Use one of these verbs + a preposition: listen, look, talk, wait, write, go.
A woman is chatting on the phone.
Who is she talking to?
Who is she talking to?
A man is staring through binoculars.
What ?
What is he looking at?
A girl is standing at the station gate checking her watch.
Who ?
Who is she waiting for?
A boy has headphones on and is nodding along.
What ?
What is he listening to?
A man is writing a long letter.
Who ?
Who is he writing to?
Two people are at a bus stop where three bus routes stop.
Which bus ?
Which bus are they waiting for?
46.3 Write questions beginning Which ... ?
Tom's dad is in hospital.
Which hospital is he in?
Which hospital is he in?
We stayed at a hotel.
Which hotel did you stay at?
Jack plays for a football team.
Which team does he play for?
I trained at a college near here.
Which college did you train at?
46.4 You want information about another country from somebody who has been there. Ask questions with What is/are ... like?
(the roads)
What are the roads like?
What are the roads like?
(the food)
What's the food like?
(the people)
What are the people like?
(the weather)
What's the weather like?
46.5 Ask questions with What was/were ... like?
Your friend has just come back from holiday.
Ask about the weather.
What was the weather like?
What was the weather like?
Your friend has just come back from the cinema.
Ask about the film.
What was the film like?
Your friend has just finished an evening course.
Ask about the lessons.
What were the lessons like?
Your friend has just come back from a weekend away.
Ask about the hotel.
What was the hotel like?