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3. What enquires about occupation or status.

What is he?

The answer can be—

(i) He is a doctor. (Occupation)
(ii) He is our Principal. (Status)

4. Who enquires identity.

Who is she?
(i) She is the first girl to join the Olympic games.

(ii) She is the girl with red ribbons. (Identity)

Remember
No interrogative pronoun should be followed by a noun. In that case, it will become an
interrogative adjective.

Whose is this pen? (Pronoun)
Whose pen is this? (Interrogative Adjective)

Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns relate two sentences.

1. He is the boy whom I will marry.

2. Here is the man whose wife sang yesterday.
3. This is the car which (that) I am going to buy.

The noun to which a relative pronoun is related to is called its antecedent.

Remember

Sometimes the relative pronoun is omitted.

1. This is the car I am going to buy.
2. He is the boy I shall marry.

Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns point to the nouns which they are used for.

1. This is a fountain pen.

2. That is her pencil.

3. These are ripe sweet lichees.
4. Those are fresh red apples.

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