Ya know how describing words like "yellow" and "fast"n and "beautiful" are addjectives and doing words like "eat" are verbs and names of things are nouns...etc??
what about words like "Why, what, who, where, when"?
is there a name for these kinds of words?
thanks for any help you can give
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2007-09-07 07:47:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Interogative Pronouns;
Who
Whom
What
Which
Whose
Interogative Adverbs;
How
Why
When
Where
2007-09-07 08:02:37 · answer #1 · answered by eric d 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interrogatives
2007-09-07 07:59:25 · answer #2 · answered by happyjumpyfrog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it depends (as any grammar teacher will tell you) on the context.
They can be Interrogative adverbs (why, where, when)
or interrogative pronouns (who, what) if they begin a question.
but "who" can also be relative pronoun when it begins an adjective clause.
The man who came yesterday has left.
and when is a subordinate conjunctions if it begins an adverb clause
Call me when you get home.
and they can ALL be relative pronouns when they begin noun clauses:
I know what you mean
I know why he left
I know where he is
I know who did it
I know when he came.
2007-09-07 08:13:11 · answer #3 · answered by johnslat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Words that pose a question
are referred to as "interrogatives",
just as a cop would "interrogate" a suspect with questions.
P.S. I'm happy to see you take an interest in English,
and I'm more than happy to help you with your homework,
but, could you at least spell words, such as "you" and "adjectives", correctly? ;)
2007-09-07 08:05:05 · answer #4 · answered by skaizun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've just always called them question words.
2007-09-07 07:52:44 · answer #5 · answered by Mandra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person above is right - interrogatives.
2007-09-07 08:03:36 · answer #6 · answered by Dan-Bi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋