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MarvinTheMartian Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Which, what

0Hi, I know this may sound a bit silly, but I was wondering which of the following sentences is best and why. Please explain.02br
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001. What's your favorite book in the "Vampire Chronicles" series?02br
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002. What's your favorite "Vampire Chronicles" book?02br
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003. Which is your favorite book in the "Vampire Chronicles" series?02br
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004. Which of the "Vampire Chronicles" books is your favorite?02br
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00I'm inclined to say they're all acceptable, but I'd like someone else's opinion.0-
  

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00They are all acceptable, but since (I presume) there are only a few books in the series, 01i00which02i00 is preferred for careful writing.0-
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0Perhaps this is how I should have phrased my question: is it acceptable to use "what" in reference to finite numbers? After all, I often come across sentences like "What's your favorite "Godfather" movie" and so on... (even though there are only three movies in the "Godfather" series.)02br
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0Surprisingly, at Google books:02br
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01b0028202b00 on 01b00"what is your favorite book"02b02br
01b001602b00 on 01b00"which is your favorite book"02b0240
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