A Handbook of the English Language

by R. G. Latham

CHAPTER X.

ON THE INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN.

[§ 459]. Questions are of two sorts, direct and oblique.

Direct.—Who is he?

Oblique.—Who do you say that he is?

All difficulties about the cases of the interrogative pronoun may be determined by framing an answer, and observing the case of the word with which the interrogative coincides. Whatever be the case of this word will also be the case of the interrogative.

DIRECT.

Qu. Who is this?—Ans. I.

Qu. Whose is this?—Ans. His.

Qu. Whom do you seek?—Ans. Him.