Correct choice?
The advertisers have to know exactly that/what/which the man in the street is thinking.
Which is correct, that or what or which?
Thanks in advance.
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They need to know WHAT the man in the street is thinking. ' If you know 'THAT the man in the street is thinking', you are aware that he is thinking of something. You can't then modify it by using 'exactly' as he is either thinking or not.
- They need to know WHAT the man in the street is thinking.
- ' If you know 'THAT the man in the street is thinking', you are aware that he is thinking of something.
- You can't then modify it by using 'exactly' as he is either thinking or not.
- If you wanted to use 'which' then you'd have to change the meaning again: '...
- ' You have then stated there is a series of things and you need to know which of them he is thinking about.
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They need to know WHAT the man in the street is thinking.
If you rearrange it into a question, you would ask: 'What is the man in the street thinking?'
If you know 'THAT the man in the street is thinking', you are aware that he is thinking of something. You can't then modify it by using 'exactly' as he is either thinking or not.
If you wanted to use 'which' th
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