疑問詞(Interrogative pronoun/Interrogative word、疑問詞)是詞性的一種,包括疑問代詞,疑問副詞,疑問冠詞等,在疑問句中,用來代替說話者在句子中想要詢問的東西。例如誰、哪個、哪裏、什麼(物)等等。疑問代詞根據各語言文法的不同,有放於詞首或詞末的。
英文疑問詞包括:
- 疑問限定詞(interrogative determiner,用以指稱特定的名詞)
- which, what (事物)
- whose (personal possessive determiner, 人稱所有格限定詞)
- 疑問替代詞(interrogative pro-form)
- 疑問代名詞
- who, whom, whose (人)
- what, which(事物)
- 疑問代副詞( interrogative pro-adverb )
- where (位置)
- whither (往何處)
- whence(從何處)
- when (時間)
- how (方法)
- why (理由)
- whether and whatsoever (選擇)
幾個特定的代詞性副詞也可以做為疑問代詞使用,例如whereby 和 wherefore。
- 六何法
- 句子功能(Sentence function)
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