Interrogative Pronoun
 
 
 
 
Interrogative Pronoun

In this lesson you will learn the definition of an interrogative pronoun and study examples of interrogative pronouns.
Interrogative Pronoun Definition
  • An interrogative pronoun is:
  • a "wh" question word that acts as a pronoun and is used to ask questions
  • a word that:
  • acts as the subject of a verb (who)
  • acts as the object of a verb or preposition (whom)
  • refers to animals or things (what, which)
  • refers to people (who, whom, which - occasionally refers to people)
  • The compound of an interrogative pronoun is formed with "ever" (whoever, whomever, whatever, whichever)
Interrogative Pronoun Examples
  • Who is that?
  • You gave the book to whom?
  • What is that?
  • Which is that?
  • The following words are interrogative pronouns
  • who, whom, what, which, whoever, whomever, whatever, whichever
 
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