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.
What – Used to ask questions about people or objects.
Which – Used to ask questions about people or objects.
Who – Used to ask questions about people
Whom – This interrogative pronoun used to ask questions about people
Whose – Used to ask questions about people or objects, always related to possession
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| --- wishes to see you? | who |
| --- do you wish to see? | whom / what |
| --- did she say was the winner? | who |
| --- did he invite? | who |
| --- shall I give this to? | whom |
| --- do men say that I am? | what/who |
| --- do you believe did this? | who |
| About --- are you speaking? | whom/what |
| --- did you see? | who/what |
| --- do you mean? | what/who |
| To --- did you give the key? | whom |
| --- of the girls can sew the best? | which |
| By --- was the book written? | whom |
| --- are you seeking? | what |
| --- of you has done this? | which |
A Verb is a word that tells or asserts something about a person or thing.
A Verb is a word used to tell or assert something about some person or thing
"The boy kicks the football." - The action denoted by the verb kicks passes over from the doer or subject boy to some Object football. The verb kicks is, therefore, called a Transitive Verb.
"The boy laughs loudly." - The action denoted by the verb laughs stops with the doer or Subject boy and does not pass over to an Object, The verb laughs is, therefore, called an Intransitive Verb
| Questions | Type of verb | Object |
|---|---|---|
| The sun shines brightly. | Intransitive | |
| The boy cut his hand with a knife. | transitive | his hand |
| The clock stopped this morning. | Intransitive | |
| The policeman blew his whistle. | transitive | his whistle |
| The sun rises in the east. | Intransitive | |
| An old beggar stood by the gate. | Intransitive | |
| The clock ticks all day long. | Intransitive | |
| I looked down from my window. | Intransitive | |
| Put away your books. | transitive | your books |
| The moon rose early. | Intransitive | |
| The cat sleeps on the rug. | Intransitive | |
| Cocks crow in the morning. | Intransitive | |
| Your book lies on the table. | Intransitive | |
| The fire burns dimly. | Intransitive | |
| Time changes all things. | transitive | all things |
Find the subject (the main character of the sentence). Find the main verb (the action that the sentence identifies). Examine the relationshipbetween the subject and main verb.
Does the subject perform the action of the main verb? (If so, the sentence is active.) Does the subject sit there while something else — named or unnamed — performs an action on it? (If so, the sentence is passive.)
The subject of an active voice sentence performs the action of the verb: “I throw the ball.”
The subject of a passive voice sentence is still the main character of the sentence, but something else performs the action: “The ball is thrown by me.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The cat killed the mouse. | killed - active |
| We compelled the enemy to surrender. | compelled - active |
| The boy was bitten by a dog. | was bitten - passive |
| The thief was caught. | was caught - passive |
| The boy made a kite. | was caught |
| The ship was burned. | was burned - passive |
| The young man made a disturbance at the meeting. | made - active |
| The captive was bound to a tree. | was bound -passive |
| The bird was killed by a cruel boy. | was killed - passive |
| The sudden noise frightened the horse. | frightened - active |
| He is loved by all. | is loved - passive |
| The exhibition was opened by the Governor. | was opened - passive |
| I see a dark cloud. | see - active |
| His command was promptly obeyed | was obeyed - passive |
| Some of the cargo had been damaged by the sea water. | had been damaged - passive |
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| The cat killed the mouse. | he mouse was killed by the cat |
| The man cut down the tree. | the tree was cut down by the man |
| Columbus discovered America. | America was discovered by columbus |
| His teacher praised him | He was praised by his teacher |
| The boy teased the dog. | The dog was teased by the boy |
| The syce feeds the horse every day. | The horse is fed by the syce everyday |
| The police arrested him | He was arrested by the police |
| Rama was making a kite | A kite was being made by Ram |
| The boy caught the ball. | The ball was caught by the boy |
| My father will write a letter. | a letter will be written by my father |
| Questions | Answer |
|---|---|
| We saw you and him. | You and he were seen by us |
| They asked me my name. | My name was asked by him |
| We refused them admission | They were refused admission |
| I bought the baby a doll. | A doll was bought for the baby |
| They found him guilty of murder. | He was found guilty of murder |
| A thunderstorm often turns milk sour. | Milk is often turned sour by a thunderstorm |
| You cannot pump the ocean dry. | The ocean cannot be pumped dry |
| They saw the storm approaching. | The storm was seen approaching |
| He keeps me waiting. | I am kept waiting |
| They painted the house red. | The house was painted red |
| He told me to leave the room. | I was told to leave the room |
| He promised me a present. | I was promised a present |
| I shall order the carriage. | The carriage will be ordered |
| The boy is climbing the cliff. | The cliff is being climbed by the boy |
| One may accomplish many things by a little effort. | Many things can be accomplished by a little effort |
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| He was praised by his father. | his father praised him |
| The first railway was built by George Stephenson. | george stephenson built the first railway |
| The horse was frightened by the noise. | The noise frightened the horse |
| Not a word was spoken by Latif. | Latif didnot speak a word |
| The teacher was pleased with the boy's work. | The boys work pleased the teacher |
| He was taken to the hospital by his friends. | His friends took him to the hospital |
| The town was destroyed by an earthquake. | An earthquake destroyed the town |
| The road was lined with people. | People lined the road |
| The President was welcomed by the people. | The people welcomed the president |
| Shakuntala was written by Kalidas. | Kalidas wrote shakuntala |