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=== Interrogative pronoun === The interrogative words ''who'', ''whom'', ''whose'', ''what'' and ''which'' are interrogative pronouns when used in the place of a [[noun]] or [[noun phrase]]. In the question ''<u>Who</u> is the leader?'', the interrogative word ''who'' is a interrogative [[pronoun]] because it stands in the place of the noun or noun phrase the question prompts (e.g. ''the king'' or ''the woman with the crown''). Similarly, in the question ''<u>Which</u> leads to the city center?'' the interrogative word ''which'' is an interrogative pronoun because it stands in the place of a noun or noun phrase (e.g. ''the road to the north'' or ''the river to your east''). Note, ''which'' is an interrogative [[pronoun]], not an interrogative [[determiner]], because there is no noun or noun phrase present to serve as a [[determiner]] for. Consequently, in the question ''Which leads to the city center?'' the word ''which'' is an interrogative pronoun; when in the question ''Which road leads to the city center?'' the word ''which'' is an interrogative determiner for the noun ''road''.
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