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Interrogative and Relative Pronoun

This document discusses interrogative pronouns and relative pronouns. It provides examples of the common interrogative pronouns - who, whom, whose, which, and what - and explains their typical uses when asking questions about people, possession, choices, or objects/concepts. It also discusses the relative pronouns that, which, who, and whom, explaining how they introduce relative clauses and refer back to nouns, with examples of their usage. Finally, it provides exercises for readers to practice identifying the correct interrogative and relative pronouns to complete sample sentences.

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Interrogative and Relative Pronoun

This document discusses interrogative pronouns and relative pronouns. It provides examples of the common interrogative pronouns - who, whom, whose, which, and what - and explains their typical uses when asking questions about people, possession, choices, or objects/concepts. It also discusses the relative pronouns that, which, who, and whom, explaining how they introduce relative clauses and refer back to nouns, with examples of their usage. Finally, it provides exercises for readers to practice identifying the correct interrogative and relative pronouns to complete sample sentences.

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Interrogative and

Relative Ponoun
Interrogative Pronoun
• An interrogative pronoun replaces
a noun in a sentence to ask a
question.
Examples:

What is a pineapple? A
pineapple is a fruit.

• Who built this shed? Carl


built this shed.
5 common types of Interrogative
Pronoun

Who Whom Whose


Which What
Who
Who – Used to ask questions about people.
Here some example of interrogative pronoun who:

• Who is that?
• Who was driving the car?
• Who is going to take out the trash?
Whom
This interrogative pronoun is rarely seen these days,
but when it shows up, it is used to ask questions about
people.
Here some example of interrogative pronoun whom:
• Whom did you give the key to?
• Whom did you tell your secret?
• Whom did the police suspect of the
crime?
Whose
Used to ask questions about people or
objects, always related to possession.
Here some example of interrogative pronoun whose:

• Whose sweater is this?


• Whose parents are those?
• Whose phone is that?
Which
Which is used to ask questions where there are
multiple choices or possibilities as to what the answer
could be.
Here some example of interrogative pronoun which:

• Which color do you prefer?


• Which seat would you like?
• Which of these ladies is your mother?
What
What is used to ask a question where the answer
is expected to be an object or abstract concept.
Here some example of interrogative pronoun what:

• What animal has horns?


• What is your friend’s name?
• What do you want for dinner?
Relative
Pronoun
A relative pronoun introduces a
clause, or part of a sentence, that
describe a noun. The relative
pronoun are that, which, who and
whom.
Who
We use who in relative clauses to
refer to people, and sometimes to
pet animals.
• She is the girl who is very good at
singing.
• She is the girl who is very good at
singing.

• Timmy is the student who excels in


class
• She is the girl who is very good at
singing.

• Timmy is the student who excels in


class
Whom
The most common use of whom is
with a preposition. We can use
whom as the complement of a
preposition
• The girl to whom he was talking is his
sister.
• The girl to whom he was talking is his
sister.

• She is excited to see her friend once again, with


whom she had shared wonderful memories
• The girl to whom he was talking is his
sister.

• She is excited to see her friend once again, with


whom she had shared wonderful memories
Which
We use which in relative clauses to
refer to animals and to things. It
adds detail to a noun or pronoun.
• That is the house in which I spent my
childhood.
• That is the house in which I spent my
childhood.

• The robots, which were made in Japan,


work well.
• That is the house in which I spent my
childhood.

• The robots, which were made in Japan,


work well.
That
We use that instead of who, whom or
which in relative clauses to refer to
people, animals and things. That is more
informal than who, whom or which.
• He’s the boy that won the best in costume last
night.
• He’s the boy that won the best in costume last
night.

• She gave me some cooking tips that is


very helpful.
• He’s the boy that won the best in costume last
night.

• She gave me some cooking tips that is


very helpful.
Whose
The possessive pronoun form of
“who,” whose, can also be used as a
relative pronoun to indicate
ownership.
• She’s the student whose kindness I
admire.
• She’s the student whose kindness I
admire.

• That is the car whose owner is my


aunt.
• She’s the student whose kindness I
admire.

• That is the car whose owner is my


aunt.
Directions: Choose the correct
interrogative and relative
pronoun to complete the
sentences.
_____ is going to be a
first honor?
Tea or coffee, _____
would you like?
Mr. Richards, ______
is a taxi driver, lives
on the corner.
________ plant was
the tallest?
I talked to the girl
______ car had broken
down in front of the
shop.
________ car is yours?
I live in a house in
Norwich, ______ is in
East Anglia.
________ kind of film
do you like?
What did you do with
the money ______ your
mother lent you?
Directions: Underline the proper interrogative
pronoun in the parenthesis to complete each sentence
below.

1.(Who, What, Which) of the children decided to open the


gate?
2.(What, Who, Which) threw the ball?
3.This is the girl (who, which, whose) comes from Spain.
4.Thank you very much for your e-mail, (which, that, who)
was very interesting.
5.The children (who, whose, which) shouted in the street
are not from our school.
Directions: Underline the proper interrogative
pronoun in the parenthesis to complete each sentence
below.

6. (Who, Whom, Whose) did you tall?


7. (What, Which, When) lesson did you learn from the story?
8. I saw the shoes (which, that, what) you bought last week on
sale for less this week.
9. I’d like to take you to a café (which, who, whose) serves
excellent coffee.
10. The police needed details (which, that, who) could help
identify the robber.

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