What time / What color (What + noun)
What time / What color (What + noun) means “What + noun asks which particular one: What time, What color, What size”. Put a noun straight after What to ask about that kind of thing: What time is it. Formation: What + noun + question
What + noun asks which particular one: What time, What color, What size
A1Formation
What + noun + question
Explanation
Put a noun straight after What to ask about that kind of thing: What time is it?, What color do you like?, What size do you need? The rest of the question keeps normal question word order with is/do/does. What time means 'at which time'; What color means 'which color'.
Examples
Note
Use What + noun for an open range, and Which + noun when the choice is limited (Which size, small or large?). What kind of and What sort of ask about type.
FAQ
What time / What color (What + noun) — what does it mean and how is it used?
What + noun asks which particular one: What time, What color, What size. Put a noun straight after What to ask about that kind of thing: What time is it?, What color do you like?, What size do you need? The rest of the question keeps normal question word order with is/do/does. What time means 'at which time'; What color means 'which color'.
What time / What color (What + noun) — how do you form it?
What + noun + question
What time / What color (What + noun) — any usage notes?
Use What + noun for an open range, and Which + noun when the choice is limited (Which size, small or large?). What kind of and What sort of ask about type.