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What are the Interrogative Pronouns? Examples & Definition

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What are the Interrogative Pronouns? Examples & Definition

Interrogative pronouns are a pronoun used to ask a question. Learn how to determine whether to use interrogative pronouns and how to use them in a sentence.
Definition-

An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun that is used to ask a question. It usually contains the ‘wh’ questions.

 

Types-

There are four main types of interrogative pronouns:

      · who

      · what

     · where

      · when

Examples-

1.  Who is typically used to ask about the identity of a person or people.

For example:

· Who is your best friend?

· Who has the house keys?

· Who is your cousin?

· Who was ringing the bell?

· Who is late for class?

· Who had submitted the files late?

 

2.   What is typically used to ask about the identity of a thing or things.

For example:

· What are you doing?

· What is this book for?

· What did he say?

· What are they saying?

· What was taught in the class?

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· What is your name?

· What is their address?

· What made you go early yesterday?

· What should be done to stop the noise?

 

3.   Where is typically used to ask about the location of a person or thing.

For example:

· Where are you going?

· Where is your school?

· Where is your mother working?

· Where do you reside?

· Where is Jane?

· Where is the class teacher?

· Where did you keep my spectacles?

· Where is the book?

· Where did you find these?

 

4.  

When is typically used to ask about the time of an event?.

For example:

· When will you be home?

· When will summer come?

· When will he arrive at the airport?

· When is your birthday?

· When will you give us a party?

· When did they talk about that?

 

Conclusion-

There are four types of interrogative pronouns: who, what, where, and when.

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