WOL Chapter 7 & 8 Interrogative and Demonstrates Pronouns
What is an interrogative pronoun? How is it used?
An interrogative is used to ask a question. It is replacing a noun.
What does "Who’s" mean?
Who's means "who is?"
What does whose mean? who does it belong to
Whose means - who does it belong to
Which word is an interrogative pronoun?
A. quickly B. who C. because D. under
What does it answer?
Who is the interrogative pronoun. It answers the subject who - What person is talking?
Which pronoun asks about ownership?
A. who B. whose C. whom D. what
Whose is the pronoun that shows ownership
Whose pencil is this?
Name the five common interrogative pronouns.
The five common interrogative pronouns are:
Who, Whom, Whose, Which, What
What does a demonstrative pronoun demonstrates or points out? a person, place, thing, or idea’
A demonstrative pronoun demonstrates or points out? a person, place, thing, or idea.
What are the four demonstrative pronouns?
The four demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, and those
What are the four things a relative adjectival clause does? What do the group of words that:
A relative adjectival clause does is a group of words that: ✅ Has a subject and a verb, ✅ Begins with a relative pronoun, ✅ Describes a noun or pronoun
✅ Functions like an adjective
What are the five Relative Pronouns?
The five Relative Pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, that
What question should you ask yourself to determine an interrogative pronoun?
Ask: Is the question word replacing a noun?
If yes, it is an interrogative pronoun.
What are the five Relative Pronouns used for?
Name them and what they are used for.
Relative Pronouns used for: 1. who, people 2. whom, people (object) 3. whose, possession 4. which, animals or things 5. that, people, animals, or things.
What is the formula for an adjectival clause? Give an example using "who"
The formula for an adjectival clause is Noun + Relative Pronoun + Clause Example: The girl who won the race is my cousin. Noun = girl Relative Clause = who won the race
Explain what Essential vs. Nonessential Clauses means.
An "Essential Clause" needs a comma. A nonessential clause has no commas.
In American English, what is a common non-essential word that needs a comma before it for non-essential information?.
In American English, the common non-essential word "which" needs a comma before giving for non-essential information.
Give an example of Example:of a interrogative pronoun. An explain your answer.
Who won the race?
“Who” takes the place of the person’s name.
What does a relative adjectival clause always describe?
A relative adjectival clause always describes a noun or pronoun.
What is the formula for relative adjectival clause?
The formula for relative adjectival clause is: Relative Pronoun + Subject + Verb = Relative Adjectival Clause
In a relative adjectival clause commas are used for?
In a relative adjectival clause commas are used for Identifying extra information. The commas show that the location of the book is additional detail, not the main point.
The book, which is on the table, is mine.
Name the five common interrogative pronouns and tell what the pronoun is used for and give an example. Who
Who - people, subject - Who is speaking?
Whom - people, object - To whom did you give the book?
Whose - ownership - Whose pencil is this?
Which - choice from a group - Which is your favorite?
What - things or ideas - What happened?
Explain the difference between that and which.
Use "that" for essential information that specifies a noun (no commas). Use "which' for extra, non-essential information that simply adds details (always set off by commas)
The nine parts of speech, that function within a sentence
The nine parts of speech, that function within a sentence are: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, and determiners (or articles).