{"id":3384,"date":"2025-07-15T20:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/?p=3384"},"modified":"2025-07-15T20:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:32:01","slug":"english-interrogative-pronoun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/english-interrogative-pronoun\/","title":{"rendered":"English Interrogative Pronoun"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"summary\">Interrogative pronouns are pronouns used to ask questions and request specific information about people, things or actions. These pronouns act as substitutes for the unknown information we are trying to find.<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"toc-3\" name=\"toc-3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>In-depth Explanation<\/h2>\n<div class=\"explanation\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The main interrogative pronouns in English are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>what<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>which<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>who<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>whom<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>whose<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">These are also called Wh- words or Wh- question words. However, they only act as pronouns when they stand in for the thing or person being questioned or referred to. Let\u2019s go over each one and how to use them.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><a id=\"toc-4\" name=\"toc-4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">What<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">What\u00a0is used to ask for general information about\u00a0<strong>things or actions<\/strong>, often when there is no set limit on possible answers. For example:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What<\/strong>\u00a0is your name?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What<\/strong>\u00a0caused the delay?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Note that when a Wh- word like what comes directly before a noun, it is called an\u00a0<strong>interrogative adjective or determiner<\/strong>, not an interrogative pronoun. For example:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What<\/strong>\u00a0movie are you watching?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><a id=\"toc-5\" name=\"toc-5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Which<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Which\u00a0is used to ask about people or things when there is a\u00a0<strong>limited set of choices<\/strong>, making it more specific than\u00a0what. For example:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here are the options.\u00a0<strong>Which<\/strong>\u00a0are your favorites?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Which<\/strong>\u00a0looks better?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Which<\/strong>\u00a0is yours?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><a id=\"toc-6\" name=\"toc-6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Who<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We use\u00a0who\u00a0to ask about an unknown\u00a0<strong>person or people<\/strong>, specifically the\u00a0<strong>subject<\/strong>\u00a0of the sentence (the person performing the action). For example:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Who<\/strong>\u00a0is coming to the party?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Who<\/strong>\u00a0called you yesterday?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Who<\/strong>\u00a0makes these cakes?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><a id=\"toc-7\" name=\"toc-7\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Whom<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We use\u00a0whom\u00a0to ask about\u00a0<strong>people<\/strong>\u00a0but specifically the\u00a0<strong>object<\/strong>\u00a0of the sentence (the person receiving the action). In informal speech,\u00a0whom\u00a0is usually replaced by\u00a0who.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Whom<\/strong>\u00a0did you call last night?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Whom<\/strong>\u00a0should I speak to about this problem?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Whom\u00a0is often used after a preposition. For example:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To\u00a0<strong>whom<\/strong>\u00a0did you send the letter?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">With\u00a0<strong>whom<\/strong>\u00a0are you going to the concert?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"toc-8\" name=\"toc-8\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Whose<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Whose is used to ask about\u00a0<strong>ownership or possession<\/strong>\u00a0(to ask who something belongs to). For example:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s a phone on the table.\u00a0<strong>Whose<\/strong>\u00a0is it?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Three artists submitted sculptures.\u00a0<strong>Whose<\/strong>\u00a0will be chosen?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Whose<\/strong>\u00a0are these?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"toc-9\" name=\"toc-9\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Subject-Verb Agreement with Interrogative Pronouns<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When the interrogative pronoun refers to a plural subject, the verb is usually used in the plural form. For example:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">What\u00a0<strong>is<\/strong>\u00a0your favorite song?\u00a0\u2192\u00a0What\u00a0<strong>are<\/strong>\u00a0your favorite songs?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here, the verb (<strong>is<\/strong><strong>\/<\/strong><strong>are<\/strong>) changes to agree with the noun that the question is asking about (<strong>song<\/strong><strong>\/<\/strong><strong>songs<\/strong>). Here are some more examples:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Who\u00a0<strong>is<\/strong>\u00a0that?\u00a0\u2192\u00a0Who\u00a0<strong>are<\/strong>\u00a0they?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Whose\u00a0<strong>is<\/strong>\u00a0this?\u00a0\u2192\u00a0Whose\u00a0<strong>are<\/strong>\u00a0those?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Which\u00a0<strong>was<\/strong>\u00a0your favorite?\u00a0\u2192\u00a0Which\u00a0<strong>were<\/strong>\u00a0your favorite three?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For whom\u00a0<strong>is<\/strong>\u00a0this letter?\u00a0\u2192\u00a0For whom\u00a0<strong>are<\/strong>\u00a0these letters?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However, we often use the singular form of the verb with\u00a0<strong>who<\/strong>\u00a0when it is not certain whether the subject is singular or plural, or to refer to a group of people. For example:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Who<\/strong>\u00a0is coming to the meeting?\u00a0<em>(The speaker assumes one or more people will come.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Who<\/strong>\u00a0was at the door?\u00a0<em>(The speaker does not know if it was one or more people.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Interrogative pronouns are pronouns used to ask questions and request specific information about people, things or actions. These pronouns act as substitutes for the unknown information we are trying to find. In-depth Explanation The main interrogative pronouns in English are: what which who whom whose These are also called Wh- words or Wh- question &#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[257],"tags":[964,962,960,953,952,954,955,273,958,965,969,961,967,287,956,968,963,966,957,959,916,913,914,915],"class_list":["post-3384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pronoun","tag-bai-tap-dai-tu-nghi-van","tag-cau-hoi-voi-dai-tu-nghi-van","tag-cong-thuc-dai-tu-nghi-van","tag-dai-tu-nghi-van-tieng-anh","tag-english-interrogative-pronoun","tag-english-interrogative-pronouns","tag-hoc-dai-tu-nghi-van","tag-hoc-tieng-anh-cung-eduma","tag-interrogative-pronoun-examples","tag-interrogative-pronoun-exercises","tag-interrogative-pronoun-grammar","tag-interrogative-pronoun-rules","tag-interrogative-pronoun-vocabulary","tag-learn-english-with-eduma","tag-learn-interrogative-pronouns","tag-ngu-phap-dai-tu-nghi-van","tag-questions-with-interrogative-pronouns","tag-tu-vung-dai-tu-nghi-van","tag-vi-du-dai-tu-nghi-van","tag-what","tag-which","tag-who","tag-whom","tag-whose"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3384"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3386,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3384\/revisions\/3386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}