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Viceidol Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
"Which" or "What" music do you like?
I have a question here...
A:____ music do you like?
B: I like pop music.
A. What B. Which
A:____ sport do you like?
B: I like tennis.
A. What B. Which
I really need to know what's the best answer for the questions above. I chose "What" but the answer given in my book is "Which". I don't know why. Thank you very much!
A:____ music do you like?
B: I like pop music.
A. What B. Which
A:____ sport do you like?
B: I like tennis.
A. What B. Which
I really need to know what's the best answer for the questions above. I chose "What" but the answer given in my book is "Which". I don't know why. Thank you very much!
Top answer
" or What kind of music do you listen to?
- " or What kind of music do you listen to?
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I think both are supposed to be "What" but I would also add "What kind of music do you like?" or What kind of music do you listen to?
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which selects.
what identifies.
So either is possible. I don't know how there could be one right answer to either of those questions.
CJ
what identifies.
So either is possible. I don't know how there could be one right answer to either of those questions.
CJ
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In general, both of them are right. But there will be a bit difference in the meaning depended on which one you use.
When "which" is used, the people who ask and answer already have two or more than two things in front of them or in their minds they choose from.
When "what" is used, it is more general. It can be "which" or anything in the replier's mind that the person who ask ma
When "which" is used, the people who ask and answer already have two or more than two things in front of them or in their minds they choose from.
When "what" is used, it is more general. It can be "which" or anything in the replier's mind that the person who ask ma
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Hi Slave88,
Good to see a visitor from HKSAR. Here is my 2 cents. Sometime with questions like the ones presented here, it feels like we are trying to split atoms.
Good to see a visitor from HKSAR. Here is my 2 cents. Sometime with questions like the ones presented here, it feels like we are trying to split atoms.
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