07-30-2011, 05:07 PM
[COLOR="#006400"]How Do Pronouns Answer the Question What?
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A pronoun, such as "he," "it" or "you," replaces a noun to make sentences shorter and less repetitive. Interrogative pronouns ask questions. The interrogative pronouns are "who," "whom," "which" and "what." There are a couple of ways pronouns can answer the question "what."
Object
When answering "what" questions about objects, you can answer using the pronoun "it" (third person pronoun) for an object. For example:
What is the time? It is 5 o'clock.
What is the answer to this math problem? It is 16.
What is this? It is a monologue.
Person
If a person asks you a question about yourself or another person, you will use first or third person pronouns to answer the question, such as "my" and "I" (first person) and "he," she" and it" (third person).
For example:
What is your name? My name is Cailin.
What do you want? I want a piece of pie.
What is his nationality? He is Italian.
State
When a person is asking about the intent or occurrence of an event, you can answer with first and third person pronouns if the person is asking about you, an object or another person.
For example:
What's happening? They are battling in a dance competition.
What are you thinking about? I am thinking about my next endeavor.
What seems to be the problem? He hit me.
Description
You can answer a question using first and third person pronouns when you are asked for a description of an object or person.
For example:
What color is the car? It is green.
What is your occupation? I am a secretary.
What state was your cousin born in? He was born in Illinois.
What is the purpose of this story? It is to help readers to understand life after death.
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A pronoun, such as "he," "it" or "you," replaces a noun to make sentences shorter and less repetitive. Interrogative pronouns ask questions. The interrogative pronouns are "who," "whom," "which" and "what." There are a couple of ways pronouns can answer the question "what."
Object
When answering "what" questions about objects, you can answer using the pronoun "it" (third person pronoun) for an object. For example:
What is the time? It is 5 o'clock.
What is the answer to this math problem? It is 16.
What is this? It is a monologue.
Person
If a person asks you a question about yourself or another person, you will use first or third person pronouns to answer the question, such as "my" and "I" (first person) and "he," she" and it" (third person).
For example:
What is your name? My name is Cailin.
What do you want? I want a piece of pie.
What is his nationality? He is Italian.
State
When a person is asking about the intent or occurrence of an event, you can answer with first and third person pronouns if the person is asking about you, an object or another person.
For example:
What's happening? They are battling in a dance competition.
What are you thinking about? I am thinking about my next endeavor.
What seems to be the problem? He hit me.
Description
You can answer a question using first and third person pronouns when you are asked for a description of an object or person.
For example:
What color is the car? It is green.
What is your occupation? I am a secretary.
What state was your cousin born in? He was born in Illinois.
What is the purpose of this story? It is to help readers to understand life after death.
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