Interrogative pronouns

 Interrogative Pronouns.

Interrogative pronouns are used to ask QUESTIONS. The word WHO, WHOSE, WHAT, WHICH, and WHOM 

*WHO?: Quién?

*WHOSE?: De quién?

*WHAT?: Qué?

*WHICH?: Cúal de estos?

*WHOM?: A quién?

EXAMPLES:

1- WHO  used all my paper?

2- WHO is Mom talking to?

3- WHO are those people?

4- WHOSE Pen is this?

5- WHOSE are these Shoes?

6- WHAT is your brothers Name?

7- WHAT does Tom Want?

8- WHAT is the date today?

9- WHAT do you want to be when you Grow up?

10-WHICH of these desks  is yours?

11-WHICH do you prefer?.

12- WHICH of your sisters is the tallest?

13- WHOM did the president Criticize?.

* NOTES:

 in writing and formal speaking, you can also use WHOM as the OBJECT of the verbs and prepositions. For example:

1- Whom did the president criticize?

2  Whom is the principal talking to? or TO WHOM is the principal talking to ?

* But you cannot use WHOM as the subject of a verb. SO YOU CANNOT SAY:

1- WHOM CAME TO THE PARTY LAST NIGHT?

* YOU HAVE TO SAY:

1- WHO came to the party last night?.

*WHO can be used as the SUBJECT OR THE OBJECT OF A VERB. FOR EXAMPLE:

*SUBJECT:

1- WHO BROKE THE WINDOW?

*OBJECT:

1- WHO ARE YOU INVITING TO YOUR PARTY?

* WHO CAN BE USED AS THE OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION. FOR EXAMPLE:

1- WHO is my mom talking to?

* YOU CAN ALSO USE WHOM AS THE OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION. FOR EXAMPLE:

1- WHOM is mom talking to?

*IF YOU PUT THE PREPOSITION BEFORE THE INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN , YOU MUST USE WHOM:

FOR EXAMPLE:

1- To WHOM is mom talking?

*EXERCISE: GRAMMAR:

* EXERCISE 3:

Write a short sentence using each of the INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS below:

EXAMPLE: WHO: WHO is this man?

1-WHO ---------------------------------------------------

2-WHOSE ------------------------------------------------

3-WHAT ---------------------------------------------------

4- WHICH ----------------------------------------------------

5-WHOM --------------------------------------------------------

* Put a video in youtube with the interrogative pronouns.