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Interrogative pronouns exercise

Complete the following sentences using appropriate interrogative pronouns.

Interrogative pronouns examples

Use for asking for or Sentences using Interrogative
Pronoun
about : pronouns:
Asking for general What’s your age? What is your middle
What
information name?
When you have a limited We have ground coffee and instant
Which
choice coffee. Which would you like?
When asking about a Who directed the movie terminator -
Who
person and name was it James Cameron?
Enquiring about possession Whose is this bag? Is it yours or
Whose
or owner somebody else’s?
Use when asking about a
Whom Whom did you ask?
person or name

1. ———————— did you do then?

2. ———————— would you like to eat?

3. ———————- is knocking at the door?

4. ———————- is your phone number?

5. ———————– do you want to see?

6. ————————- will he say?

7. ———————– did you see?

8. About ———————– are you speaking?

9. ———————– came here in the morning?

10. By ———————– was this book written?

11. ———————- do you mean?

12. ———————— do you think took the money?

13. ———————– is better – wisdom or riches?

14. ——————– do you think is right?

15. ———————— is a continent?

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Fill in the blanks with suitable interrogative pronouns

1. ———————- did you invite to preside over the meeting?
a) Who
b) Whom
c) What
d) Whose
2. She asked ——————- I preferred, tea or coffee?
a) Who
b) That
c) Which
d) Whom
3. Of ———————- are you speaking?
a) Who
b) Whom
c) Whose
d) None of these
4. ——————- do you want to do?
a) What
b) Which
c) That
d) Whom
5. ———————- shall I give this to?
a) Whom
b) What
c) Whose
d) Which
6. ——————- of these books will you take?
a) Which
b) Whom
c) That
d) Whose

7. I don’t know —————— of them will actually get it?

a) Whom
b) What
c) Which
d) Whose
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8. ———————- said these words?

a) Who
b) Whom
c) What
d) Which
9. Of ——————— boy are you speaking?
a) Whom
b) Who
c) Which
d) That
10. ——————– do you want to see?
a) Who
b) Whom
c) Which
d) Whose
11. ——————– did he come here for?
a) Why
b) What
c) Whom
d) Who
12. ——————-, do you think, is the correct answer to this question?
a) What
b) Which
c) Who
d) Whom

13. To ——————- did she give her necklace?

a) Whom
b) Whose
c) What
d) Which
14. ——————– do you think he is?
a) What
b) That which
c) Who
d) Which
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15. With ——————– were you exchanging pleasantries?

a) Whom
b) What
c) Which
d) Who
16. ———————– is better, honor or riches?
a) Which
b) Who
c) That
d) Whom
17. ———————— of them wants to see me?
a) Which
b) What
c) That
d) Whom
18. To ———————- do you pass on the notes?
a) Who
b) Whom
c) What
d) Which

Answers
1. Whom
2. Which
3. Whom
4. What
5. Whom
6. Which
7. Which
8. Who
9. Which
10. Whom
11. What
12. What
13. Whom
14. Who
15. Whom
16. Which
17. Which
18. Whom
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Answers
1. What did you do then?

2. What would you like to eat?

3. Who is knocking at the door?

4. What is your phone number?

5. Who/whom/what do you want to see?

6. What will he say?

7. Who/whom/what did you see?

8. About who/whom/what are you speaking?

9. Who came here in the morning?

10. By who/whom was this book written?

11. What do you mean?

12. Who do you think took the money?

13. Which/what is better – wisdom or riches?

14. Who do you think is right?

15. What is a continent?

Notes

Whom is the object form of who. It is rarely used now. However, students
should understand the difference between who and whom.

Study the example given below.

Whom did you see? I saw him/her.

Here the pronouns him/her are in the objective case. That is the reason we use
‘whom’ in the question. Who is also possible here in an informal style.

Now study another example.

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Who do you think stole the money? I think he stole the money.

Here the pronoun ‘he’ is in the subject case. Therefore, we cannot use whom in
the question.