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Kenny1999 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Back to the roots... "which" or "where"
Back to the roots, old questions...
how to distinguish between which and where
for example.. if someone answers me "i am fine...", my question should be "how are you?"
if someone answers me "my name is Peter. ", then my question should be "what is your name?"
that's easy.... but sometimes English can be very difficult and terrible to some people... (at least me)
how about if he answers me "I like parks and restaurants most..." this is the situation when i
want to know his most favourite place to go in his leisure time...so, what should be the original question?
I think it should be "Which places do you like most?", right? And, I think it is unacceptable (at least
sound very strange for me) to say "Where do you like most?" However, the biggest problem is - I don't know
why it is not okay to use the latter sentence "Where do you like most?", except from my feeling.... i can't
explain it logically but i need to do so.
Can anyone help? Thanks!
how to distinguish between which and where
for example.. if someone answers me "i am fine...", my question should be "how are you?"
if someone answers me "my name is Peter. ", then my question should be "what is your name?"
that's easy.... but sometimes English can be very difficult and terrible to some people... (at least me)
how about if he answers me "I like parks and restaurants most..." this is the situation when i
want to know his most favourite place to go in his leisure time...so, what should be the original question?
I think it should be "Which places do you like most?", right? And, I think it is unacceptable (at least
sound very strange for me) to say "Where do you like most?" However, the biggest problem is - I don't know
why it is not okay to use the latter sentence "Where do you like most?", except from my feeling.... i can't
explain it logically but i need to do so.
Can anyone help? Thanks!
Top answer
Actually, it sounds as if you have done a pretty good job learning and understanding. "Where do you like most," is not used, simply because it is not. I don't know of a grammar rule that dictates this; it is not grammatically incorrect; you just will not hear native speakers asking this question.
- Actually, it sounds as if you have done a pretty good job learning and understanding.
- "Where do you like most," is not used, simply because it is not.
- I don't know of a grammar rule that dictates this; it is not grammatically incorrect; you just will not hear native speakers asking this question.
- " I am sorry I could not give you a concrete reason, but I do not think there is one.
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Actually, it sounds as if you have done a pretty good job learning and understanding. "Where do you like most," is not used, simply because it is not. I don't know of a grammar rule that dictates this; it is not grammatically incorrect; you just will not hear native speakers asking this question.
You might hear "Where do you like to go?" or, "Where are your favorite places?"
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You might hear "Where do you like to go?" or, "Where are your favorite places?"
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However, i don't think that "Where are your favourite places?" is natural...
and you are not answering my question..
and you are not answering my question..
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When you ask a question that needs you to choose or make choices, you don't have to use where instead, use which. Like, "which place/s do you like most?"Here, the choices are implied. You need to understand the given situation before asking a question.
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kenny1999what should be the original question?I think you're working backwards from the answer to the question. Any given statement may have many different questions for which it is the answer. For example, somebody could ask "Do you like parks and restaurants most?" and the answer could be "(Yes.) I like parks and restaurants most."
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