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What is an interrogative pronoun? The most typical interrogative pronouns are… * What * Which * Who * Whom * Whose And if you add the suffix “ever”… * Whatever * Whichever * Whoever * Whomever * Whosever Though the above pronouns are certainly common enough, sometimes using them correctly can be a little tricky. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when using interrogative pronouns. Here are the interrogative pronouns that most English speakers are aware of: whom, whose, who, what, which. These are the pronouns that help English speakers find out information. The words “whatsoever” and “whichever” are also used sometimes, and they are considered interrogative pronouns as well. There are several other words that start with a W – but watch out! They are not interrogative pronouns just because they are words that start with W and are in questions! For example, “when” is not an interrogative pronoun. Neither is “why.” Interrogative Pronouns We use interrogative pronouns to ask questions. The pronouns which are used to ask questions are called interrogative pronouns. Examples are: what, who, whom, whoever, whomever, which, whose Interrogative PronounsThe interrogative pronouns (who/which/what) introduce questions. (What is that? Who will help me? Which do you prefer?) Which is generally used with more specific reference than what. If we're taking a quiz and I ask "Which questions give you the most trouble?", I am referring to specific questions on that quiz. If I ask "What questions give you most trouble"? I could be asking what kind of questions on that quiz (or what kind of question, generically, in general) gives you trouble. The interrogative pronouns also act as Determiners: It doesn't matter which beer you buy. He doesn't know whose car he hit. In this determiner role, they are sometimes called interrogative adjectives.
Like the relative pronouns, the interrogative pronouns introduce noun clauses, and like the relative pronouns, the interrogative pronouns play a subject role in the clauses they introduce:
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