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Alex+ Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Who / which
1. Which of the players is the fastest?
2. Who is the fastest of the players?
Q: Why is “who” used in sentence #2? Can we use “which” in both sentences?
Thank you in advance.
2. Who is the fastest of the players?
Q: Why is “who” used in sentence #2? Can we use “which” in both sentences?
Thank you in advance.
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Which of the players is the fastest? -- Fine Who of the players is the fastest? -- Not natural to me (but I do not consider it technically incorrect).
- Which of the players is the fastest?
- -- Fine Who of the players is the fastest?
- -- Not natural to me (but I do not consider it technically incorrect).
- Which is the fastest of the players?
- -- To me this is OK but tends to depersonalise/distance.
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Which of the players is the fastest? -- Fine
Who of the players is the fastest? -- Not natural to me (but I do not consider it technically incorrect).
Which is the fastest of the players? -- To me this is OK but tends to depersonalise/distance. "Who" is the normal choice, and is always suitable, so it's probably best to stick with that.
Who is the fastest of the players
Who of the players is the fastest? -- Not natural to me (but I do not consider it technically incorrect).
Which is the fastest of the players? -- To me this is OK but tends to depersonalise/distance. "Who" is the normal choice, and is always suitable, so it's probably best to stick with that.
Who is the fastest of the players
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