疑問代詞有what, which, who, whom, whose等,主要用于引出特殊疑問句。what除可用來詢問人的身份外,一般指物;which可指人也可指物;who, whom, whose一般指人。
2. what與which的區(qū)別
一般說來,沒有一定的范圍時(shí),用what,其意為“什么”;有一定范圍時(shí),用which,其意為“(其中的)哪一個(gè)”。如:
What is the best book you’ve ever read? 你曾經(jīng)讀過的最好的書是哪本?
Which of these books is the best? 這些書哪一本最好?
3. 疑問代詞的綜合考查
在英語考試中有時(shí)命題者會(huì)將疑問代詞與其他知識(shí)點(diǎn)進(jìn)行綜合考查,如將疑問代詞與強(qiáng)調(diào)句結(jié)合起來考查。如:
— ________ that he manage to get the information?
—Oh, a friend of his helped him.
A. Where was it B. What was it
C. How was it D. Why was it
解析:答案選C。從四個(gè)選項(xiàng)來看,似乎只是考查疑問詞where, what, how, why的辨析與選擇,其實(shí)它還結(jié)合了強(qiáng)調(diào)句的知識(shí)進(jìn)行考查,根據(jù)答語中的 a friend of his helped him可知,問句問的是方式,故選how was it。