Tag: pronoun

Questions Related to pronoun

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
________ did Helen eat for breakfast?

  1. When

  2. What

  3. Where

  4. Why


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Here, 'what' as an interrogative pronoun is correct because it is used in questions to ask for particular information about somebody/something. Here, information is being asked about Helen's breakfast.
'Where is incorrect because it is 
used after words or phrases that refer to a place or situation to mean ‘at, in or to which’.
'When' is incorrect because it is 
used after an expression of time to mean ‘at which’ or ‘on which’.
'Why' is incorrect because it is 
used in questions to ask the reason for or purpose of something.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.


________ clever baby!

  1. What

  2. How

  3. What a

  4. How a


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We use "what" when we ask about specific information from a general range of possible answers, here, the quality possessed by a baby, that is, cleverness.  Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect.