WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-interrogative pronouns-practice

 

Interrogative Pronouns: 10 Practice MCQs

1. _______ is that knocking at the door?

A. What

B. Which

C. Who

D. Whom

2. _______ of these pens do you prefer?

A. Who

B. Which

C. What

D. Whose

3. _______ did you give the letter to?

A. Who

B. Whom

C. Whose

D. Which

4. _______ is the matter with you?

A. What

B. Who

C. Which

D. Whose

5. _______ is this umbrella?

A. Who

B. Whom

C. Which

D. Whose

6. _______ of the girls can sing the best?

A. Who

B. Which

C. What

D. Whom

7. _______ did they say was the winner?

A. Who

B. Whom

C. Which

D. What

8. _______ do you want to see?

A. Who

B. Whom

C. Which

D. Whose

9. _______ is your favorite book?

|A. Who

|B. What

|C. Which

|D. Whose

10. _______ is that speaking, please?

A. What

B. Which

C. Who

D. Whose

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Answer Key

Question	Answer	Explanation
1	C	'Who' is used when asking about the identity of a person (subject).
2	B	'Which' is used when there is a limited choice between two or more things.
3	B	'Whom' is the objective case, used as the object of the preposition 'to'.
4	A	'What' is used to ask about things, professions, or general circumstances.
5	D	'Whose' is the possessive form, used to ask about ownership.
6	B	'Which' is used for selection among a specific group of people.
7	A	'Who' is the subject of the verb 'was'. (They say = parenthetical).
8	B	'Whom' is the object of the verb 'to see'.
9	C	'Which' implies a selection from a known group of books.
10	C	'Who' is used to identify the person speaking.