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What type of pronoun is used to pose a question?

Demonstrative pronoun

Interrogative pronoun

Interrogative pronouns are specifically designed to ask questions. Examples of interrogative pronouns include "who," "whom," "what," "which," and "whose." Each of these pronouns is used to inquire about a person, thing, or choice. For instance, "Who is coming to the party?" or "What is your favorite book?" demonstrates how these pronouns function in forming questions.

In contrast, demonstrative pronouns are used to point out specific items or people (e.g., "this," "that," "these," "those"). Relative pronouns, such as "who," "which," and "that," are used to connect clauses or phrases to nouns (e.g., "The book that I borrowed was excellent"). Indefinite pronouns refer to non-specific people or things (e.g., "someone," "anything," "several"). While some of them can also form questions, they are not specifically used for that purpose like interrogative pronouns are. Hence, the key reason for choosing interrogative pronouns as the answer lies in their explicit role in sentence construction aimed at questioning.

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Relative pronoun

Indefinite pronoun

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