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

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

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

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?  ?[You signed up for a French class? For which one?]|masc. sing. = lequel|à + lequel = auquel
  2.   des deux bouteilles de vin dois-je ouvrir en premier?[Which of the two bottles of wine should I open first?]|fem. sing. = laquelle
  3. Je suis parti de la gare Saint-Lazare pour aller à Brest. Et toi, tu es parti   pour aller à Strasbourg?[I left from Saint-Lazare station to go to Brest. And how about you, which station did you leave from to go to Strasbourg?]|fem. sing. = laquelle|partir is used with de
  4.   des deux joueurs de tennis a remporté la compétition?[Which of the two tennis players won the competition?]|masc. sing. = lequel
  5.   de mes CD veux-tu m’emprunter?[Which of my CDs do you want to borrow?]|masc. sing. = lequel|masc. pl. = lesquels