Demonstrative and Interrogative Pronouns

Demonstrative Pronoun

Pronouns thatpoint to specificthings:this, that, these, andthose.

Eg:

This is an orange.

Thosearegirls.

The same words are used as demonstrative adjectives when they modify nouns or pronouns:“this orange,”“those girls.”

Interrogative Pronouns

An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun which is used to make asking questions easy.

• There are just five interrogative pronouns.
• Each one is used to ask a very specific question or indirect question.
• Some, such as “who” and “whom,” refer only to people.
• Others can be used to refer to objects or people.
• Interrogative pronouns can also be used as relative pronouns.
• Interrogative pronouns are found only in question and indirect questions.
• The five interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom, and whose.

Examples:

• What is your name?
• Which is your car?
• Who is your father?
• Whom does this pen belong to?
• Whose are these stockings?