When ‘what’, ‘which’ and ‘whose’ are used with some noun to ask a question, they are called interrogative adjectives.
What kind of organism is it? Which shirt do you want to wear? Whose car are you driving? |
When a noun does not immediately follow ‘what’ and ‘which’, they are called interrogative pronouns.
What is your name? What is hidden under the picture? (‘What’ is used for indicating the non-living.) Which is Shyam’s house? Which of these boys is the culprit? (‘Which’ is used for indicating both the living and the non-living.) |
[Remember: A noun does not immediately follow an interrogative pronoun, while an interrogative adjective always comes before a noun.] |
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