1、疑问代词在句中起名词词组的作用,用来构成疑问句。疑问代词有下列几个:
指人:who, whom, whose
指物:what
既可指人又可指物:which
2、疑问代词在句中应位于谓语动词之前,没有性和数的变化,除who之外也没有格的变化。what, which, whose还可作限定词。试比较:
疑问代词:whose are these books on the desk? 桌上的书是谁的?
what was the directional flow of u. s. territorial expansion? 美国的领土扩张是朝哪个方向的?
限定词: whose books are these on the desk? 桌上的书是谁的?
what events led to most of the east of the mississippi river becoming part of the united states? 哪些事件使密西西比河以东的大部分土地归属于美国?
3、无论是做疑问代词还是限定词,which 和 what 所指的范围不同。what所指的范围是无限的,而which则指在一定的范围内,例如:
which girls do you like best?
你喜欢哪几个姑娘?
what girls do you like best?
你喜欢什么样的姑娘?
4、who通常作主语和表语,whom作宾语,例如:
who is to take the chair? 谁做主席?
who is speaking? 是哪一位(打电话)?
who(m) did you meet on the street?
你在街上遇到了谁?(作动词宾语)
who(m) are you taking the book to?
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