Pronouns : Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative pronouns represent a person or an object that is the focus of a question
Some examples of the main words interrogative pronouns are words such as: who, whom, whose, which, what, whoever, whomever, whichever, and whatever.
- What is it?
- Whom shall we say is calling?
- Whose did the judges select for the prize?
- Which is the best?
- Who needs a cup of tea?
- Whatever did you do to upset you sister?
- Whoever wants keep a snake as a pet?
But be careful…
Some of these words can be interrogative adjectives.
- Which camera is the most expensive?
- What car would you like to drive if you had the choice?
In these cases ‘which’ modifies the noun camera and ‘what’ modifies the noun ‘car’ so these words are adjectives not pronouns…
Tricky, eh? Luckily this is not a distinction that a pupil of primary school age is ever likely to have to make!