What are Interrogative Adjectives? Check Definition and Examples]

You may have come across the word ‘Interrogatives’ quite a number of times. It is not only an integral part of adjectives, pronouns, and tenses alike; but a crucial tool for interrogating someone or any questionable action. However, to find out its impact on the world of Adjectives, first, let’s learn what interrogative adjectives are and how they differ from pronouns through the lens of definition and examples of this blog article. 

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What is an Interrogative Adjective? – Definition

While Adjectives are infamous for pointing out qualities and other specifications of a subject, interrogative adjectives play up front to ask a question about that subject. Whereas, its accomplices in the interrogation are words like “what, which, and whose”. 

Let’s take a look at the implementation of this definition in the examples below:

What book are you reading?

Which dress do you like better?

Whose dog is barking?

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List of Interrogative Adjectives with Usage

As you are already aware, there are three important representatives of interrogative adjectives, ‘what, which, and whose’. You should also learn how and where to use them through the examples tabulated below:

Interrogative Adjectives	Usage and Example
What	To ask about the identity of something (noun/pronoun/subject)
Example	What is your favourite colour?
Which	To ask about a specific choice out of a group of options
Example	Which restaurant do you want to go to?
Whose	To ask about ownership of something
Example	Whose car is parked in front of the house?

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Interrogative Adjectives Examples

As long as you still have any doubt regarding the interrogative adjectives, continue your reading  with the examples of interrogatives from hereon for a further understanding:

Examples of ‘What’	Examples of ‘Which’	Examples of ‘Whose’
What is your favourite colour?	Which book should I read next?	Whose book is this?
What time is it?	Which dress looks better on me?	Whose car is parked in front of the house?
What is the meaning of life?	Which car should we buy?	Whose dog is barking?
What are you doing this weekend?	Which country do you want to visit?	Whose birthday is it today?
What do you think about the new movie?	Which class are you taking this semester?	Whose idea was this?

Difference Between Interrogative Adjectives and Interrogative Pronouns

We have been coming across interrogative pronouns very often in this article, which means there might be a slight difference or similarity between the two. So, let’s check and clarify if they really differ from interrogative adjectives in some manner or not.

Particulars	Interrogative Adjectives	Interrogative Pronouns
Definition	Modifies or describes a noun	Replaces or stands in for a noun
Example	What kind of car do you drive?	What did you eat for breakfast?
Explanation	In the above example, the adjective ‘what’ is followed by the noun ‘car’.	On the other hand, here, the pronoun ‘what’ stands alone.

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Types of Adjectives
Descriptive Adjectives	Demonstrative Adjectives
Interrogative Adjectives	Numerical Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives	Proper Adjectives
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Compound Adjectives	Predicative Adjectives
Attributive Adjectives	Comparative Adjectives
Superlative Adjectives	Degree of Comparision

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