Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions. The interrogative pronouns are: who, whom, what, which, whose.
Interrogative pronoun represents the thing that we don't know (what we are asking the question about). Examples:
Who is picking you up? John is picking me up.
To whom do we give our application form? Give it to the personnel manager.
What is the meeting about? The meeting is about promotions.
Which would you like, the lemon or the strawberry? I'll have the lemon.
They look so good, whose is the winner? Ms. Green's is the winning entry.
Note: The interrogative pronouns can also be relative pronouns (introduces a relative clause) or adjectives (describes a noun), depending on how they're used. Examples:
relative pronoun: The man who called left a message for Bob.
adjective: Which jacket should I wear?
No, pronouns do not ask questions. Pronouns are words that are used in place of a noun to avoid repetition in a sentence. Examples of pronouns include "he," "she," "it," "they," and "we."
The interrogative pronouns, the pronouns used to ask questions, are:whowhomwhatwhichwhoseThe personal pronouns, pronouns that represent specific persons or things, are:I, meyouhe, him, she, heritwe, usthey, them
Three interrogative pronouns are "who," "whom," and "whose." These pronouns are used to ask questions about people or things.
The interrogative personal pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and what. These pronouns are used to ask questions about people or things.
Interrogative pronouns are words used to ask questions, such as "who," "whom," "whose," "which," and "what." They are used to inquire about persons or things in a sentence.
The pronoun "who" is used to ask a direct or indirect question about a person.
The pronoun "who" is used to ask a direct or indirect question about a person.
The interrogative pronouns, the pronouns used to ask questions, are:whowhomwhatwhichwhoseThe personal pronouns, pronouns that represent specific persons or things, are:I, meyouhe, him, she, heritwe, usthey, them
Pronouns do not answer questions. Pronouns can ask question, they're called interrogative pronouns: who, whom, what, which, whose.These pronouns stand in for the noun or pronoun that answers the question.What is your name? My name is April.Who made the cookies? We made the cookies.Which color do you like? I like the blue.
The pronouns that ask questions about places and ideas are the interrogative pronouns what and which. Examples:Which spot has the best fishing?What is the answer to the question?
Two types of pronouns are:Personal pronouns, take the place of specific people or things.personal pronouns; I, you, we, he, she, it, me, us, him, her, they, them.Interrogative pronouns, used to ask questions, take the place of the noun for the person or thing that is unknown.interrogative pronouns: who, whom, what, which, whose.
The five interrogative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and what.
The word "why" typically fits into the category of interrogative pronouns. It is used to ask questions about reasons or motives.
Some special kinds of pronouns include reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself) which reflect back to the subject of the sentence, intensive pronouns (e.g. myself, himself) which emphasize the noun or pronoun they refer to, interrogative pronouns (e.g. who, what) which are used to ask questions, and demonstrative pronouns (e.g. this, that) which point out or refer to specific things.
Who and what
Are used for questions.
Avoid questions with interrogative pronouns. Instead of ¿Dónde trabaja usted? just ask ¿ Trabaja usted?
No, interrogative pronouns ask questions.The interrogative pronouns are: who, whom, what, which, whose.EXAMPLESWho is the new chemistry teacher?To whom do I give my completed application?What is the score?Which one do you prefer?Whose car is blocking the drive?The demonstrative pronounstake the place of a noun, indicating near or far in place or time.They are: this, that, these, those.EXAMPLESThis is the one I want.That is mom's favorite.These are for the bake sale.You can have some of those.Note: The interrogative pronouns also function as relative pronouns that introduce a relative clause; and the demonstrative pronouns function as adjectives when placed before a noun (That song is mom's favorite.)