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Interrogatives

Interrogatives are words that ask a question. They are placed at (or

near) the beginning of the sentence, and that sentence ends with a

question mark. Some interrogatives are pronouns: who, whom,

whose, what, and which. They can act as:

• the subject of a sentence


• a direct object


• the object of a preposition


• a possessive

Look at these examples:

Subject: Who is standing on the corner?

Whose is for sale? (The noun subject is

understood.)

What needs to be done?

Which is for me?

Direct object:Whom did you see last night?

Whose did you borrow? (The noun object is

understood.)

What will they do?

Which have you selected?

Preposition: With whom was she dancing?

About whose was he speaking? (The noun is

understood.)

To what are you referring?

In which is it located?

Possessive: Whose house burned down? (Whosemodifies

house.)

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