Interrogative pronouns are pronouns used to ask questions. There are five interrogative pronouns. They are who, whom, whose, what, and which.
Let’s see the following tables.
| Interrogative Pronouns | Asking Persons | Asking Things | Asking Subject | Asking Object |
| who | yes | no | yes | yes |
| whom | yes | no | no | yes |
| whose | yes | no | yes | yes |
| what | no | yes | yes | yes |
| which | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Interrogative Pronouns | Who
Who is an interrogative pronoun we use to ask a subject of a sentence. Let’s see the following examples. The answer for the questions are printed in red.
- “Who came first?” “John came first.”
- “Who gave you this gift?” “My boyfriend gave this gift to me.”
- “Who found the keys?” “The little boy found the keys.”
Interrogative Pronouns | Whom
Whom is an interrogative pronoun we use to ask an object of a sentence. Let’s see the following examples. The answer for the questions are printed in red.
- “Whom do you like most?” “I like Jane most.”
- “Whom did you give the gift to?” “I gave the gift to my girlfriend.”
- “whom do you live with?” “I live with my brothers and sisters.”
Interrogative Pronouns | Whose
Whose is an interrogative pronoun we use to ask about the owner of a thing mentioned in a sentence. The answer can be the subject of a sentence or the object. Let’s see the following examples.
- “Whose car broke down?” (subject)
- “Whose car did you borrow?” (object)
Interrogative Pronouns | What
What is an interrogative pronoun we use to ask about a thing as a subject or an object of a sentence. Let’s see the following examples.
- What caused the flood? ( asking the subject )
- What do they eat? ( asking the object )
Interrogative Pronouns | Which
Which is an interrogative pronoun we use to ask about certain persons or things. It is usually used to offer or give option. Let’s see the following examples.
- Which girls do you like most?
- Which boys do you know well?
- Which shirts are you going to buy?
- Which of them is the youngest?
Interrogative Pronouns Exercises
Exercise I
In this exercise you have to complete the sentences with the right interrogative pronouns ( who, whom, whose, what, which).
- … is the first man to land on the moon?
- … blouse do you prefer, the blue one or the black one?
- “… cat is this?” “It belongs to Jane.”
- “… do they work for?” “They work for me.”
- “… bird is that?” “That’s a parrot.”
- “….. is the President of the USA?” “Joe Biden.”
- “….. the currency in Finland?” “Euro.”
- “….. motorcycle is it?” “It’s mine.”
- “….’s that?” “It’s me”
- “…. are you calling?” “I’m calling my wife.”
Exercise II
Make questions for the following answers.
- That car belongs to me.
- Harris is John’s brother.
- The girl on the right is my sister.
- I invited all of our classmates.
- It’s her desk.
- Everyone in this room can speak English.
- Romeo only loved Juliet.
- Both of them are his brothers.
- I did it.
- Bill Gates is the richest man in the world.
Answer
Exercise I
- Who is the first man to land on the moon?
- Which blouse do you prefer, the blue one or the black one?
- “Whose cat is this?” “It belongs to Jane.”
- “Whom/who do they work for?” “They work for me.”
- “What bird is that?” “That’s a parrot.”
- “Who is the President of the USA?” “Joe Biden.”
- “What‘s the currency in Finland?” “Euro.”
- “Whose motorcycle is it?” “It’s mine.”
- “Who‘s that?” “It’s me”
- “Whom/who are you calling?” “I’m calling my wife.”
Exercise II
- Whose car is that?
- Who’s Harris?
- Who’s the girl on the right?
- Who did you invite to your birthday party?
- Whose desk is this?
- Who can speak English?
- Whom/who did Romeo love?
- Who are those people?
- Who brought these flowers?
- Who’s the richest man in the world?
Download the exercises here.
Other Exercises
Subject Pronouns
Relative Pronouns and Clauses
Reflexive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Object Pronouns
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