Interrogative pronouns are used in questions. How much is used with uncountable nouns, whilst How many is used with countable nouns.
Interrogative pronouns | Rule | Examples |
Who? (Chi?) | It is used in questions as subject. |
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Whom? (Chi?) | It is used in questions as object or complement |
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What? (Che cosa? Quale/Quali) | It is used in general questions. |
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Whose (Di chi?) | It is used in questions to express possession. It is immediately followed by the thing owned. |
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Which? (Quale/i?) | It is used in questions to express a choice among a small number of options. |
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How much? (Quanto/a?) | It is used only with singular uncountable nouns |
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How many? (Quanti/e) | It is used with plural countable nouns |
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Interrogative pronouns