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Pooja123 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Which and what
can someone tell me where to use the word "which" and where to use the word "what" .
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When asking a question of identity or choice, use 'which' when there are a relatively limited number of options ('Which was your favorite wife, your first one or your second one?') and use 'what' when there are a relatively wide range of options ('What colour car are you going to buy?').
When asking a question of identity or choice, use 'which' when there are a relatively limited number of options ('Which was your favorite wife, your first one or your second one?') and use 'what' when there are a relatively wide range of options ('What colour car are you going to buy?').
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If I had a thousand and one wives, wouldn't it still be which wife is my favorite?
This question reminds of the "how much" versus "how many" puzzle . I rationalize the much vs many as one where it depends on whether something is countable or not:
how many wives, cows, questions but
how much confusion, noise, rice
Rice, in this case, might be somewhat confu
This question reminds of the "how much" versus "how many" puzzle . I rationalize the much vs many as one where it depends on whether something is countable or not:
how many wives, cows, questions but
how much confusion, noise, rice
Rice, in this case, might be somewhat confu
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If I had a thousand and one wives, wouldn't it still be which wife is my favorite? -- No.
This question reminds of the "how much" versus "how many" puzzle .-- I don't see the connection at all. Nor do I see a puzzle.
This question reminds of the "how much" versus "how many" puzzle .-- I don't see the connection at all. Nor do I see a puzzle.
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