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Chariot Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

what/which

What/Which part of Brazil are you from?

Which wh- word is the correct one in this sentence? Thanks a lot.
  

Top answer

Both, but I like which more.

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Both, but I like which more.
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"which" generally suggests a limited choice of options. For example, you say, "My hand is beginning to hurt" and your friend asks you "which hand" (because you have only 2 of them).
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My textbook says 'what part of Brazil are you from?' I thought "which' was a better choice.
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Brazil is a huge country. Although I don't know its administrative division I think that 'what' is a better choice. Again, 'which' implies a quite limited choice, like between 2, 3 things, or slightly more, perhaps.
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