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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

WHICH vs WHAT

Whats the difference between :

Which is your favorite instrument?

and

What is your favorite instrument?

Is it tht for Which , the sentence is followed by some choices and what is a lot vaster?

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Top answer

I'd say which is more specific. e. you're choosing from a selection.

— Anonymous

  • I'd say which is more specific.
  • e.
  • you're choosing from a selection.
  • Which (out of these three bikes) do you prefer?
  • - More specific If you could have any car in the world, what would it be?
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I'd say which is more specific. i.e. you're choosing from a selection.

Which (out of these three bikes) do you prefer? - More specific
If you could have any car in the world, what would it be? - Less specific

Though, I don't believe any rules are in place to dispute this but one works best in certain situations. Hope this helps.
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'Which' is used when a choice between objects is given, and 'what' is used in all other cases.

For example, see http://www.smic.be/smic5022/whichorwhat.htm
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