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interrogative pronoun

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Definition:

A pronoun that introduces a question. The five interrogative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and what.

Examples:

  • "Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?"
    (Clarence Darrow)


  • "When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'"
    (Don Marquis)


  • "I got a belt on that's holding up my pants, and the pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What is going on here? Who is the real hero?"
    (Mitch Hedberg)
Pronunciation: inte-ROG-eh-tiv PRO-nownAudio Link

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