lesson5-211118061409 INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS

1. Interrogative Pronouns

2. Interrogative Pronouns - p ronouns used to ask questions to gain information.

3. Interrogative Pronouns - Who - Whom - What - Whose - Which

4. WHO - This pronoun refers to people. It functions as a subject in the sentence. Ask questions about person, people, and name

5. Example: Who is your favorite singer? Who were the characters in the story?

6. WHOM T his pronoun also refers to people or object. It functions as an object in the sentence.

7. Example: To whom was my paper given? For whom is the song dedicated? Whom shall we speak?

8. WHOSE This pronoun also refers to people. It used in questions to ask who owns something. It functions as a possessive pronoun in the sentence which expresses the idea of belonging to.

9. Example: Whose book did they take? Whose books are these? Whose is that burger?

10. WHAT This pronoun refers to things. It is used in asking general information

11. Example: What is that? What is your name? What are your plans today?

12. WHICH This pronoun refers to things as well. It used to ask between options or choices.

13. Example: Which is your shirt? Which work was better, his or hers? Which girl is his sister?