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In e t rr oga i tv e P ono r u s n

fo r beginne rs

in et rrogative pronouns in et rrogatives what

which who whom whose

The e r
are five interrogative pronouns in
s Each is used to ask a specific
Engli h.

question In this lesson we will learn more

. ,

about these pronouns .

Beginne r In t r e media e t Ad v anced

Wha t r t rr
A e In e oga i tv e

P onor u s n ?

t rrogative pronouns are pronouns that are used

In e

to ask questions .

Engli s t rrh In e oga i tv e

P onor u s n

The main in e t rrogative pronouns in English are :

In e t rrogative Pronouns xample

E

Who Who a e r you?

Wha t Wha t is that?

Which Which i s the mo st be

Who

'Who' i s an interrogative pronoun that is used to ask

for the names of people It is commonly used to ask .

abo ut the subject of the verb in a sentence ..

'W ho i s h e? ' ' He i s Sa m . '

'W ho a t t e he la st s l i c e of t he

c a ke? ' ' A n ge l a . '

Wha t
'Wha ' t is an interrogative pronoun that is used to ask
for the name s of things . We can use what to ask
' '

questions about the subject of the verb .

'W ha t ha pp e n e d? ' ' N o h i n g t

ha pp e n e d. '

Ti p !

Bo h t ' who ' and what

' ' can be used to ask
questions about either subject or objec t of a

sentence but when we want to ask questions

,

abo ut objec ts we
, need to to change the
places of auxiliary and subject .

'W ha t s y ur
i o n a me? ' ' M y
n a me i s Alice.'

'W ho i s y ur r o f i e n d? ' ' M y

f r iend i s Tom . '

Wha t s a a De e mine t r r
'Wha ' t as a determiner is always used before a noun
and i s used to ask for specific information about the
no un .

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