Interrogative Word

An interrogative word (also known simply as an interrogative) is a function word used for the item questioned in a question. It is also called a wh-word in the field of linguistics because most of the interrogative words in English start with wh-. List of interrogative words in English:
  • interrogative determiner
    • which, what
    • whose (interrogative possessive determiner)
  • interrogative pro-form
    • interrogative pronoun
      • who, whom (human)
      • what, which (nonhuman)
    • interrogative pro-adverb
      • where (location)
      • whence (source)
      • whither (goal)
      • when (time)
      • how (manner)
      • why, wherefore (reason)
Interrogative words can also be used as relative pro-forms in English.

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