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Understanding Interagative Sentences Using Pronouns And Adjectives.

 

What is the function of an interrogative sentence?

The basic function of an interrogative sentence is to ask a direct question. It asks us something or requests information as opposed to a statement that tells us something or gives information. Interrogative sentences require an answer. Look at these examples:

  • Are the walls painted white? (answer → Yes.)
  • Why did Jaime arrive late? (answer → Because the traffic was bad.)
  • Have any people actually met an Inca? (the answer → I don't know.)

How do we use an interrogative sentence?

We use interrogative sentences frequently in spoken and written language. They are one of the most common sentence types.

What are Interrogative Pronouns?

Interrogative Pronouns are interrogative words that are applied or used when you need to ask a question. The 5 different interrogative pronouns are Who, Whom, What, Which, Whose. Interrogative pronouns such as “who”, “whose” and “whom” are used to refer to a person whereas other interrogative pronouns can be used to refer to objects.

You might be aware of the fact that interrogative pronouns will often stand for referring to the things that we are not aware of and hence we keep asking about it.

Examples of Interrogative Pronouns

Generally, there are five interrogative pronoun words that are what, which, who, whom, and whose.

  • What. For example:
    • What do you want to eat for breakfast?
    • I always wonder what we would be doing tomorrow.
    • What do you think your friend would be doing?
    • At what time are we supposed to be there?

  • Which. For Examples:
    • Which is your favorite color?
    • Which of these items are you buying?
    • She asked me which train we would be boarding.
    • Which berth did you get would you like?

  • Who. Examples:
    • Who is that?
    • Who was driving the car?
    • I’m wondering who will be at the party.
    • Who is going to take out the trash?

  • Whom. Examples:
    • Whom did you speak to?
    • Whom do you prefer to vote for?
    • You should ask whom to call.
    • Whom do you live with?

  • Whose. Examples:
    • Whose sweater is this?
    • Whose parents are those?
    • I wonder whose dog knocked our garbage can over.
    • Whose phone is that?

What are Interrogative Adjectives?

Interrogative adjectives are words that are used to modify the noun in an interrogative form. These adjectives are used with nouns and help to make sentences that ask a question such as whose, where, what, why, how, and which. 

Similarly, there are interrogative adjectives that are usually used with interrogative pronouns. You should always make sure that the interrogative adjectives cannot stand on their own, but they can serve the purpose to make modifications in another term.

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The Interrogative Adjective is also used to modify the nouns or nouns phrases and easily placed before in a sentence. For example

  • Which pencil box is yours? (The word “which” is an interrogative adjective that will modify pencil.)
  • What web series you are seeing too? (The word “what” word is an interrogative adjective that modifies movie)
  • Which fruits should eat every day? (Here you will find that the word “which fruits” is the subject of the verb phrase “should be eaten”)
  • What plans are you working on? (In this sentence the word “what plans” is the direct object of the verb phrase “working”)

Examples of Interrogative Adjectives

Following is a list of examples of Interrogative Adjectives in sentences.

  • Whose pen is that?
  • Which book do you read more?
  • What clothes are you buying today?
  • Which book on programming do you recommend?
  • Which team would score the higher in the last match?
  • Which player did cross fifty scores yesterday?
  • What type of recipe did you choose to make this dish?
  • Which toy is Watson’s?
  • Which latest song is Zara listening to?
  • What product are you planning to order from there?
  • Which topics do you think are more important for the exam?
  • Whose Jeans did you wear?
  • Whose cell phone are you planning to use while talking to me?
I hope that you found this article useful for your teaching or personal studies.

Good luck and good teaching/studying.

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