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Unprlld Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Which or what
What country are you from?
Which country you are from?
I'm seeing a lot use of what instead of which, does Grammar permits or it makes any sense?
Which country you are from?
I'm seeing a lot use of what instead of which, does Grammar permits or it makes any sense?
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Both are possible. what identifies. which selects.
- Both are possible.
- what identifies.
- which selects.
- We normally use which to select from a group of possibilities we are presented with.
- A group of country names is not usually given to choose from in this situation, so the more usual question is What country are you from ?
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Both are possible.
what identifies.
which selects.
We normally use which to select from a group of possibilities we are presented with. A group of country names is not usually given to choose from in this situation, so the more usual question is What country are you from?
CJ
what identifies.
which selects.
We normally use which to select from a group of possibilities we are presented with. A group of country names is not usually given to choose from in this situation, so the more usual question is What country are you from?
CJ
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