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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

WHAT or WHICH

WHICH or WHAT

1 Which/what was the first car you had?

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Which usually implies chosing among named items--you have some information already. What means you are requesting new information. Which was the first car you owned?

  • Which usually implies chosing among named items--you have some information already.
  • What means you are requesting new information.
  • Which was the first car you owned?
  • > What was the first car you owned?
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Which usually implies chosing among named items--you have some information already. What means you are requesting new information.

Which was the first car you owned? <This suggests that we know the cars you've owned but we just don't know which was the first car.>

What was the first car you owned? <This suggests that we have no i

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