Question

Complete the following sentence using a suitable interrogative pronoun:
_______ is going to Port Blair this summer?

• A. Why
• B. What
• C. Who
• D. When

Answer 1

The correct option is C Who

The given sentence has no subject. Hence, the word, which fills the blank should be the subject/doer of the verb, 'going'. It is a pronoun in the Nominative case and has to represent a person/thing.

The words, 'why', what', who' and 'when' are called interrogative pronouns which are used to ask questions. 'Who' refers to people. 'What' refers to a specific thing/information. 'When' refers to a time or an occasion. 'Why' is used to obtain an explanation or reason.

Of the above, the two interrogative pronouns which can be used in Nominative case are: 'Who' and 'What'. A non-living thing cannot 'go to Port Blair' on its own. Hence, the blank has to be filled in by a pronoun which represents a person.

Given the meanings as above, the appropriate interrogative pronoun is 'Who' as the blank refers to a person. Hence, option C is correct and option A, B and D are incorrect.