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Hepworth101A Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

What

Hi,
"What did he say?"
Is "what' a pronoun here, or something else?
How can i distinguish it from an interrogative adverb?
Thank you,
  

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e. essentially to a noun-like thing. It is therefore a pronoun.

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  • e.
  • essentially to a noun-like thing.
  • It is therefore a pronoun.
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In your sentence, "what" refers to the content of his statement, i.e. essentially to a noun-like thing. It is therefore a pronoun.
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