Ingls 8

Pronomes Interrogativos.
Estes pronomes so freqentemente usados para formao de
perguntas e tambm podem ser usados na conexo de sentenas.
Vejame aprendam a srie de exemplos selecionados.
What (o que)
What makes you think like that ?
(O que faz voc pensar assim?)
What did you see yesterday ?
(O que voc viu ontem?)
I dont know what to do.
(No sei o que fazer.)
What about (que tal) Depois deste, o verbo recebe ING.
What about having some coffee?
(Que tal tomar um caf?)
Who (quem)
Who are you ?
(Quem voc?)
I dont know who she is.
(No sei quem ela .)
Ao ligarmos sentenas, podemos usar o who ou whom para pessoas,
which para coisas e animais ou that para os dois. Neste caso, estas
palavras funcionam como pronomes relativos. Os pronomes relativos
podem ser omitidos mas seu sentido fica implcito na frase.

Whom (quem objeto)

Whom were you talking to ?
(Com quem voc estava falando?)
I dont remember whom/who she was talking to.
(No me lembro com quem ela estava falando.)
The man (whom / that/ who) I was talking to is my boss. ou
The man I was talking to is my boss.
(O homem com quem eu estava falando meu patro.)
Which (qual)
Which movie do you want to see, Star wars or Independence day ?
(Qual filme voc que ver, Guerra nas Estrelas ou Dia da Independncia?)
The book (which/that) I am reading is very good. ou
The book I am reading is very good.
(O livro que estou lendo muito bom.)
Why (por que)
Why are you so nervous ?
(Por que voce est to nervoso?)
I dont understand why you are so nervous .
(No entendo por que voc est to nervoso.)
When & where costumam ser confundidos. Veja e aprenda a diferena.
When (quando)
When were you born ?
(Quando voc nasceu?)
I dont remember when she was born .
(No me lembro quando ela nasceu.)

Where (onde)
Where is your sister ?
(Onde est sua irm?)
I dont know where my sister is.
(No sei onde minha irm est.)
So Paulo is the city where I was born in 1970.
(So Paulo a cidade onde nasci em 1970.)
Whose (de quem, cujo(a) )
Whose car is this ?
(De que este carro ?)
Can you tell me whose car this is ?
(Voc pode me dizer de quem este carro?)
The teacher met the students whose grades are very low.
(O professor se reuniu com os alunos cujas notas estavam muito baixas.)

O pronome how especial. Ele pode aparecer sozinho:

How (como)
How did you do this ?
(Como voc fez isso ?)
I dont understand how you did this .
(No entendo como voc fez isso .)
Ou pode ser combinado com adjetivos, formando assim uma espcie de
quantitativo, ou sejas, uma pergunta referente quantidade relacionada
ao sentido daquele adjetivo usado.
Vejam como isso ocorre nos exemplos seguintes :

How + Adjetivos.
How old are you ?
(Quantos anos voc tem?)
How far is Rio from So Paulo ?
(Qual a distncia entre o Rio e So Paulo?)
How deep is the Pacific ?
(Qual a profundidade do Pacfico?)
How long is this street ?
(Qual o comprimento desta rua?)
How long does it take to go to Europe ?
(Quando tempo leva para se ir a Europa?)
How wide is this room ?
(Qual a largura desta sala?)
How much did you pay for the car ?
(Quanto voc pagou pelo carro?)
How many people are coming ?
(Quantas pessoas viro?)
How high is that building ?
(Qual a altura daquele prdio?)
How often do you travel ?
(Com que freqncia voc viaja?)

Assinale a alternativa correta.

1) You look as if youve had a bad day. _______ happened ?
a) What
b) How
c) Where

d) How long
e) Whom

2) _________ going to a movie tomorrow ?

a) How long
b) What about
c) Where

d) When
c) How large

3) _________ for this wallet ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

How
How
How
How
How

many did you pay

long did you pay
far did you pay
much did you pay
wide did you pay

4) Is there a reason _______ you must work on Sundays?

a) when
b) whom
c) why

d) who
e) what

5) The car ________ you bought, belonged to my brother.

a) which
b) whom
c) who

d) whose
e) whos

6) Do you remember the moment _______ we met ?

a) when
b) where
c) why

d) whose
e) who

7) Queen Elizabeth I was a woman ________ life was very

interesting.
a) whom
b) who
c) why

d) why
e) whose

8) Do you know ________ it takes to travel to Argentina by car ?

a) how long
b) how high
c) how many

d) how old
e) how far

Respostas
Assinale a alternativa correta.
9) You look as if youve had a bad day. _______ happened ?
a) What
b) How
c) Where
10)

d) How long
e) Whom

_________ going to a movie tomorrow ?

a) How long
b) What about
c) Where

11)

_________ for this wallet ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

12)

How
How
How
How
How

many did you pay

long did you pay
far did you pay
much did you pay
wide did you pay

Is there a reason _______ you must work on Sundays?

a) when
b) whom
c) why

13)

d) who
e) what

The car ________ you bought, belonged to my brother.

a) which
b) whom
c) who

14)

d) When
c) How large

d) whose
e) whos

Do you remember the moment _______ we met ?

a) when
b) where
c) why

d) whose
e) who

15)
Queen Elizabeth I was a woman ________ life was very
interesting.
a) whom
b) who
c) why
16)

d) why
e) whose

Do you know ______ it takes to travel to Argentina by car ?

a) how long
b) how high
c) how many

d) how old
e) how far