This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Interrogative Pronouns”.
1. Fill in the blanks.
Pronouns that are used to ask questions are called ________ pronouns.
a) Emphatic
b) Demonstrative
c) Relative
d) Interrogative
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Explanation: Interrogative pronouns are the pronouns that are used to ask questions. They may seem like Relative pronouns at first, but work in a different manner.
2. Fill in the blanks.
In the sentence, “Which department did you take?”, the word “which” is used as an Interrogative _________
a) Article
b) Adjective
c) Pronoun
d) Noun
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Explanation: In the given sentence the word “which” acts as an adjective and not a pronoun because it is used for the purpose of description and doesn’t act as a supporting word for the noun.
3. Identify the case of the interrogative pronoun in the given sentence.
Who informed you about the meeting?
a) Nominative
b) Genitive
c) Accusative
d) Possessive
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Explanation: The interrogative pronoun “who” is used to denote the nominative case. Therefore, the given sentence is of nominative case interrogative pronoun.
4. Identify the case of the interrogative pronoun in the given sentence.
Which car do you own?
a) Nominative
b) Genitive
c) Accusative
d) Possessive
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Explanation: The interrogative pronoun “which” is used for the depiction of the accusative case and it is used to imply a question concerning a limited number.
5. Identify the case of the interrogative pronoun in the given sentence.
Whose is that luggage?
a) Nominative
b) Genitive
c) Accusative
d) Possessive
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Explanation: The interrogative pronoun “whose” used in the given sentence, denotes the possessive case as it is used to denote ownership of possession.
6. Identify the case of the interrogative pronoun in the given sentence.
What is the purpose?
a) Nominative
b) Genitive
c) Accusative
d) Possessive
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the interrogative pronoun “what” denotes a reason (purpose) which is something without life. Therefore, it is used to denote the accusative case.
7. Choose the correct case of the interrogative pronoun in the given sentence.
What do you prefer?
a) Nominative
b) Genitive
c) Accusative
d) Possessive
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Explanation: The interrogative pronoun “what” in the given sentence doesn’t refer to a person but refers the person’s preference. Therefore, it is used to depict the nominative case.
8. Identify the case of the interrogative pronoun used in the given sentence.
Which one is she?
a) Nominative
b) Genitive
c) Accusative
d) Possessive
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the interrogative pronoun “which” implies a question concerning a limited number and is used to denote a person. Therefore, it is in the nominative case.
9. Identify the type of pronoun used in the given sentence.
Whoever asked you something like that?
a) Emphatic
b) Demonstrative
c) Interrogative
d) Relative
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the word “whoever: acts as a Compound interrogative pronoun, as it is formed by the addition of the pronoun “who” with the word “-ever”.
10. Identify the pronoun used in the given sentence.
I am not aware of what is going on.
a) Am
b) Of
c) What
d) On
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the word “what” plays the role of an interrogative pronoun as it is used for asking an indirect question.
11. Identify the pronoun used in the given sentence.
To whom were you giving the books?
a) To
b) Whom
c) You
d) Were
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the word “whom” acts as an interrogative pronoun as it is used for asking an indirect question.
12. Choose the correct option.
“What” and “which” don’t have different form for different cases.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The pronoun “who” has different forms for different cases such as, “whom” and “whose”. But, the pronouns “which” and “what” do not have different forms.
13. Fill in the blanks.
The interrogative pronoun ________ implies selection.
a) Who
b) Which
c) Whose
d) Whom
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Explanation: The interrogative pronoun “which” implies selection, as it implies a question that deals with a limited number.
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