Tag: interrogative and exclamatory pronouns

Questions Related to interrogative and exclamatory pronouns

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
 ______ of his books do you like best?

interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

  1. Which

  2. What

  3. Who

  4. Whom

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The given statement is a question. Thus, the answer must be a 'Wh' word. The 'Wh' word must fit in the sentence and must correctly refer to the object 'books'. It must indicate a choice of books, of which the subject likes the best

Option A is correct. 'Which' is a 'Wh' word that is used to refer to choice of objects such as books. Thus, it is a proper fit in the sentence and the correct answer.
Option B is incorrect. 'What' is generally used to ask for information about things and actions. Thus, it cannot be the answer.
Option C is incorrect. 'who' is used to ask about a person and not objects. Thus, it is not the correct answer.
Option D is incorrect. 'whom' is also used to ask about a person and not objects. Thus, it is incorrect.

Identify the exclamatory pronouns from the following.

interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

  1. which

  2. whose

  3. what

  4. such

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Correct Option: C,D
Explanation:

Option C - what and Option D - such are exclamatory pronouns. 
For example:
What a sunny day! 
Such a beautiful painting!
Options A and B are wrong because which and whose are interrogative pronouns.

Choose the interrogative pronoun(s) that can be used for objects.

interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

  1. which

  2. what

  3. who

  4. whom

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Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:

Option A - what and Option B - which are the interrogative pronouns that can be used for objects.
For example:
What kind of flower is this?
Which shirt do you want to wear?
Options C and D are wrong because who and whom are used only for people.

Choose the option that best fills in the blank:
_____ an elegant dress she had worn!

interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

  1. Which

  2. Why

  3. When 

  4. What

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Choice D is correct as the pronoun identifies that the dress is elegent. Option A is incorrect as it asks about the elegant dress. Option B questions the reason for the dress being elegant. Option C denotes time. Hence Option D is correct. 

Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun:

_____ is buying this house from you?

interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

  1. When

  2. Which

  3. What

  4. Who

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option D.

WHO is used when we ask about a person.
In the given sentence, the person is asking about the person who is buying the house.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
WHEN is used to ask time.
WHICH is used to ask information specifying one or more people or thing from a set.
WHAT is used to ask for information.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun:

_____ is the issue that you are discussing?

interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

  1. Which

  2. What

  3. Who

  4. When

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option B.

WHAT is used when we ask for information.
In the given sentence, the speaker is asking about the issue that they are discussing.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
WHICH is used to determine and choose from a given set.
WHO is used to ask about a person.
WHEN is used to ask about time.

Fill in the blank with a suitable pronoun:

_______ bags are these?

interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

  1. Who

  2. Whose

  3. Which

  4. Whom

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Interrogative pronouns are used for asking questions. ‘Who’, ‘whom’, ‘whose’ and ‘which’ are interrogative pronouns. We use ‘who’ and ‘whom’ to ask questions about the people. ‘Who’ is used in the place of the subject of the question, like in “Who are they?”. While ‘whom’ is used in the place of the object of the sentence, like in “To whom is Dad talking?”. Since the given sentence doesn’t ask a question about the people, both ‘who’ and ‘whom’ are unsuitable. Thus options A and D are incorrect. On the other hand, we use ‘whose’ to ask to whom something belongs to. Since the given sentence focuses on the person the bag belongs to, ‘whose’ is the apt answer. Therefore option B is correct. ‘Which’ cannot be used in the sentence because it is used to ask someone to name a particular thing, which is not the case here. For example, “Which do you prefer?” Thus option C is incorrect.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
"__________ is Brenda?"
"She's Patrick's wife."

interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

  1. What

  2. Who

  3. Which

  4. Where

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option B.

In the given question, the speaker wants to know about Brenda.
When we ask about a particular person we use the interrogative pronoun WHO.
Thus, Option B is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
Option A- WHAT is used when we inquire about some thing.
Option C- WHICH is also used to inquire about some thing or place.
Option D- WHERE is used to inquire about some place.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
A: _____ are we _____?
B: To the class.

interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

  1. When / going

  2. Where / go

  3. When / go

  4. Where / going

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option D.

WHERE is used when we ask for a place.
In the given question B is answering that they are going to CLASS. This is a place.
Thus WHERE is the correct answer.
GOING is used in the present tense.
The given sentence is in the present tense.
Thus WHERE/GOING is the correct answer.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
_____ talking to _____ sister?

interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

  1. Whose / yours

  2. Who's / your

  3. Whose / your

  4. Who's / yours

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option B.

WHO'S is the contraction of WHO IS. It is used in the present tense. 
The given sentence is in the present tense.
YOUR is a possessive adjective. It describes a noun. In the given sentence, it describes and tells us more about the sister.
Thus Option B is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
WHOSE is used to ask about possession.
YOURS is used to refer to thing or things belonging or associated with the person the speaker is addressing.