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Understanding Interrogative Pronouns

This document discusses the five interrogative pronouns in English: what, which, who, whom, and whose. It provides examples of how each pronoun is used to ask questions about people or objects. What is used to ask about people or objects. Which is used to ask about people or objects when choosing between multiple options. Who is used to ask about people. Whom is rarely used today but asks about people. Whose asks about possession of people or objects.

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Understanding Interrogative Pronouns

This document discusses the five interrogative pronouns in English: what, which, who, whom, and whose. It provides examples of how each pronoun is used to ask questions about people or objects. What is used to ask about people or objects. Which is used to ask about people or objects when choosing between multiple options. Who is used to ask about people. Whom is rarely used today but asks about people. Whose asks about possession of people or objects.

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INTERROGATIVE

PRONOUNS
BY SIR NOEL
WHAT IS INTERROGATIVE
PRONOUNS?
•An interrogative pronoun is
a pronoun which is used to make asking
questions easy.
THERE ARE JUST
FIVE INTERROGATIVE
PRONOUNS
• what,
• which,
• who,
• whom, and
• whose.
WHAT
• Used to ask questions about people or objects.

EXAMPLE ：
• What do you want for dinner?
• I wonder what we’re doing tomorrow.
• What is your friend’s name?
• What time are we supposed to be there?
WHICH
• Used to ask questions about people or objects.

EXAMPLES ：
• Which color do you prefer?
• Which of these ladies is your mother?
• She asked which train to take.
• Which seat would you like?
WHO
• Used to ask questions about people.

EXAMPLES :
• Who is that?
• Who was driving the car?
• I’m wondering who will be at the party.
• Who is going to take out the trash?
WHOM
• This interrogative pronoun is rarely seen these days, but when it shows up, it is used to ask
questions about people.

EXAMPLES:
• Whom did you speak to?
• Whom do you prefer to vote for?
• You should ask whom to call.
• Whom do you live with?
WHOSE
• Used to ask questions about people or objects, always related to possession.

EXAMPLES:
• Whose sweater is this?
• Whose parents are those?
• I wonder whose dog knocked our garbage can over.
• Whose phone is that?
END OF LESSON

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