Why Would you Use It?
part of a sentence or clause that commonly indicates (a) what it is about, or (b) who or what performs the action (that is, the agent)
The Subject
What or which person or people.
Who
At or during the time that.
When
Whether he drives or walks is up to him.
Whether he drives or walks
What fruit was referred to as "Golden Apple" in Greek myth?
Apricot
Direct Object
The person or people who; any person who.
Whoever
In or to what place or position.
Where
He led us to where he had last seen the big boat.
where he had last seen the big boat
From what language did English borrow the word "chutzpah"?
Yiddish
A noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb.
Indirect Object
Used instead of “who” as the object of a verb or preposition.
Whom
Expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives
Whether
She knows what I want.
What I want
What city provides the setting for "The Phantom of the Opera"?
Follows a preposition and completes its meaning.
Object of the Preposition
Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a statement or hypothesis.
That
For what cause, reason, or purpose
Why
The boy with the red shirt is who I want on my team.
Who I want on my team
Who composed "Peter and the Wolf"?
Sergei Prokofiev
Predicate Nominative
Used for emphasis instead of “what” in questions, typically expressing surprise or confusion
Whatever
In what manner or way
How
Whoever is the last one to leave turns off the lights.
Whoever is the last one to leave.
What is the result if you multiply every possible phone number together?