Interrogative Pronouns – Free Exercise

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Exercise

Write questions asking for the underlined part of the sentence.

  1. Léonard de Vinci a peint La Joconde.
      ?Asking for the subject, which is a person → quiLeonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
    Who painted the Mona Lisa?
  2. Je cherche une chemise propre dans l’armoire.
      ?Asking for the direct object, which is a thing→ queI’m looking for a clean shirt in the cupboard.
    What are you looking for in the cupboard?
  3. Nous nous souvenons très bien de notre lune de miel.
      ?Asking for the indirect object with de, which is a thing → de quoiWe remember our honeymoon very well.
    What do you remember very well?
  4. Juliette parle à Stéphane.
      ?Asking for the indirect object with à, which is a person → à quiJuliette is speaking to Stéphane.
    To whom is Juliette speaking?
  5. Vous parlez souvent de votre nouvel appartement.
      ?Asking for the indirect object with de, which is a thing → de quoiYou often talk about your new apartment.
    What do you often talk about?

Quel as interrogative adjective - Choose the correct form of quel.

  1. langues as-tu apprises ?fem. pl. = quellesWhat languages have you learned?
  2. film voulez-vous aller voir au cinéma ?masc. sing. = quelWhich film do you want to see at the cinema?
  3. robe dois-je porter pour la fête ?fem. sing. = quelleWhich dress should I wear for the party?
  4. tram doit-on prendre jusqu’à la gare ?masc. sing. = quelWhich tram should I take to the station?
  5. joueurs sont les meilleurs de l’équipe ?masc. pl. = quelsWhich players are the best on the team?

Complete the gaps with the correct form of the interrogative pronoun lequel or one of its combined forms.

  1. Tu t’es inscrit à un cours de français?   ?masc. sing. = lequel|à + lequel = auquelYou signed up for a French class? For which one?
  2.   des deux bouteilles de vin dois-je ouvrir en premier ?fem. sing. = laquelleWhich of the two bottles of wine should I open first?
  3. Je suis parti de la gare Saint-Lazare pour aller à Brest. Et toi, tu es parti   pour aller à Strasbourg ?fem. sing. = laquelle|partir is used with deI left from Saint-Lazare station to go to Brest. And how about you, which station did you leave from to go to Strasbourg?
  4.   des deux joueurs de tennis a remporté la compétition ?masc. sing. = lequelWhich of the two tennis players won the competition?
  5.   de mes CD veux-tu m’emprunter ?masc. sing. = lequel|masc. pl. = lesquelsWhich of my CDs do you want to borrow?