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What does "what" refer to?

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Rebecca

In this sentence, "what" is an interrogative word. There is no antecedent in front of "what", so it is used as an interrogative word. If "what" is used as a relative pronoun, it means "‘the things which". Here's an example. Ex: Show me what you got. - what as a question word Ex: What you need is a good colleague. - what as a relative pronoun We hope this answers your question! Feel free to ask another question if something is not clear :)

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