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Learnenglish Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
which is used as subject complement
I'm learning Special Interrogative Sentence. In this kind of sentence interrogative pronouns can be used as subject complement. For example:
What's your father?
"what" is the subject complement. But I couldn't find a special interrogative sentence in which the single interrogative pronoun "which" is used as a subject complement and I don't know if there is this kind of sentences. Look at this one:
Which is your name?
"which" is the subject complement?
Please explain carefully. Thank you.
What's your father?
"what" is the subject complement. But I couldn't find a special interrogative sentence in which the single interrogative pronoun "which" is used as a subject complement and I don't know if there is this kind of sentences. Look at this one:
Which is your name?
"which" is the subject complement?
Please explain carefully. Thank you.
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Who is your father? What is an albatross? Which is your hat?
- Who is your father?
- What is an albatross?
- Which is your hat?
- The wh -words are all subject complements.
- Is there more you need to know?
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Who is your father?
What is an albatross?
Which is your hat?
The wh-words are all subject complements. Is there more you need to know?
What is an albatross?
Which is your hat?
The wh-words are all subject complements. Is there more you need to know?
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Dear Teacher,
You're right about the first two sentences, but in the third sentence which is used as subject. There is a same structure like this:
Which is your?
In grammer books authers say "which" is subject.
So I think "which" cannot be used as subject complement in Special Interrogative Question? Could you find other cor
You're right about the first two sentences, but in the third sentence which is used as subject. There is a same structure like this:
Which is your?
In grammer books authers say "which" is subject.
So I think "which" cannot be used as subject complement in Special Interrogative Question? Could you find other cor
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Who is your father?I'll stick to my original opinion, in spite of your grammar book.
What is an albatross?
Which is your hat?
The wh-words are all subject complements.
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They all have precisely the same structure and intent:
Who is your father?-- Your father is who (= the bald guy in the corner)
What is an albatross?-- An albatross is what (= a large seabird)
Which is your hat? -- Your hat is which (= the green one with the pheasant feather)
Who is your father?-- Your father is who (= the bald guy in the corner)
What is an albatross?-- An albatross is what (= a large seabird)
Which is your hat? -- Your hat is which (= the green one with the pheasant feather)
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But I also can answer:
Which is your hat?
This is my hat.
Is which still complement? Could you give some examples of the same structure as Which is your hat when which is used as subject?
Which is your hat?
This is my hat.
Is which still complement? Could you give some examples of the same structure as Which is your hat when which is used as subject?
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It depends on the context. Remember that the thing to be identified is the subject.
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Several hats are on the table. You are going to be given one of the hats, but you don't know which one.
Which is my hat?
The green one with the purple trim (is yours).
Which is the subject. You have the description already: my
_________
Several hats are on the table. You are going to be given one of the hats, but you don't know which one.
Which is my hat?
The green one with the purple trim (is yours).
Which is the subject. You have the description already: my
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