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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Is the usage of which and what interchangeable...
Usually I come across sentences where the usage of what confuses me. In those sentences, I would have used which in those places where the people have used what. Is the usage of which and what interchangeable in certain instances? I know I should have quoted certain examples but, sorry, I couldn't think of any example right now.
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We'll wait for those examples. We can't clarify the confusion until we see where the confusion was taking place in the first place.
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- We can't clarify the confusion until we see where the confusion was taking place in the first place.
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We'll wait for those examples. We can't clarify the confusion until we see where the confusion was taking place in the first place.
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Jackson6612Is the usage of which and what interchangeable in certain instances?Hi Jackson
There isn't a single case in Modern English where which and what are interchangeable as relative pronouns. They may be interchangeable as interrogative pronouns in some cases:
What/Which are the winter months
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Cool BreezeThey may be interchangeable as interrogative pronouns in some cases:
Hi CB,
This is what I was trying to ask. Thank you for your help in clarifying my question.
Best wishes, Jackson
PS: Should I use This or That?
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Cool BreezeI don't think that they are fully interchangeable here.
There isn't a single case in Modern English where which and what are interchangeable as relative pronouns. They may be interchangeable as interrogative pronouns in some cases:
What/Which are the winter months?
CB
what: s
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Jackson6612This is what I was trying to ask. Thank you for your help in clarifying my question.Makes little difference to me in this context, Jackson.
PS: Should I use This or That?
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