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Exodejavu Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Which/what day of the week

Hello.

If you tell him your date of birth, he can tell you ___ it fell on.

A) what day of the week
B) which date of a week
C) what day of some week
D) which day of a week

The given answer is A.

Why D is not okay?

And What are the differences between "what day of the week" and "which day of the week"?

Best Regards.
  

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I would have said "which day" myself, so I don't know why it would be wrong. There's not much difference in this case between "What day" and "Which day" in this case. "Which" is used when you choose from among a finite number of choices.

— BarbaraPA

  • I would have said "which day" myself, so I don't know why it would be wrong.
  • There's not much difference in this case between "What day" and "Which day" in this case.
  • "Which" is used when you choose from among a finite number of choices.
  • With 7 days of the week, it would apply.
  • EDIT: Oh, I see!
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I would have said "which day" myself, so I don't know why it would be wrong.

There's not much difference in this case between "What day" and "Which day" in this case. "Which" is used when you choose from among a finite number of choices. With 7 days of the week, it would apply.

EDIT: Oh, I see! D is "which day of a week" not "which day of the week." Since all of our
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Thanks again for the quick reply!!
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