Wh- words

List of tags

WADV wh-adverb
WD wh-determiner
WPRO wh-pronoun
WPRO$ wh-pronoun, possessive
WQ WHETHER

Wh- words that are used as interjections are tagged with the appropriate POS tag (not as INTJ). Their function is indicated at the phrasal level; see Interjection phrase (INTJP).

Wh-adverb (WADV)

Wh-adverbs (HOW, WHEN, WHENCE, WHERE, WHY) are tagged WADV. WHEN can also be tagged P.
 
and_CONJ asked_VBD the_D kynge_N why_WADV he_PRO was_BED seke_ADJ

Where_WADV is_BEP he_PRO ?_,

But_CONJ the_D duke_N of_P Tyntigail_NPR aspyed_VBD hou_WADV the_D
kyng_N rode_VBD fro_P the_D syege_N of_P Tarabil_NPR

+tu_PRO mowe_MD isee_VB whanne_WADV he_PRO come+t_VBP in_RP

Than_ADV he_PRO tolde_VBD hir_PRO$ of_P whens_WADV he_PRO was_BED

Wh-determiner (WD)

WHAT and (THE) WHICH are tagged WD when not acting as the head of a wh- noun phrase, and as WPRO
otherwise. Note the difference in this regard between wh- words and ordinary determiners, which are tagged as determiners invariably.
 
(WNP (WD what) (NS men))

(WNP (WD what) (D a) (N nightmare))

(WNP (WPRO what)				<--- note WPRO
     (ADJP (ADJ else)))

(WNP (WNP (WD which) (N prophet))
     (CONJP (CONJ and)
            (NX (N law))))

See INTJP for the treatment of WHAT THE DEVIL and similar expressions.

Wh-pronoun (WPRO, WPRO$)

WPRO is assigned to WHO, to WHETHER in the meaning WHICH OF TWO, and to WHAT and (THE) WHICH when these are not acting as the head of a wh- noun phrase. Other cases of WHAT and WHICH are tagged WD. Note the difference in this regard between wh- words and ordinary determiners, which are tagged as determiners invariably.
what_WPRO +tou_PRO hast_HVP sette_VBN on_P fyre_N +tat_D ha+t_HVP
i-brene_VBN on_P +te_PRO

he_PRO wolde_MD make_VB hym_PRO here_PRO$ prince_N whom_WPRO +te_D
Holy_NPR Goost_NPR wolde_MD schewe_VB in_P colveres_N$ liche_N

by_P +te_D whiche_WPRO +tei_PRO fonde+t_VBD to_TO lette_VB holy_ADJ
men_NS

than_ADV there_EX began_VBD a_D new_ADJ batayle_N whych_WPRO was_BED
sore_ADJ and_CONJ harde_ADJ

The tag for WHOSE is WPRO$.

 
he_PRO asked_VBD hir_PRO ... whos_WPRO$ was_BED the_D child_N within_P
her_PRO$ body_N

and_CONJ by_P whoos_WPRO$ commandement_N