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Who and which - What to choose when we are referring to a choice between two or more things or persons
“Which” vs. “what” — what's the difference and when should you use one or the other?which tense to use in the following situation?Use of who not directly after subjectWhen to use what or who'Who' versus 'what' when talking about relationships between two peopleHow do I choose between ‘who’ or ‘whom’ when the subject pronoun is murky?“Who is God” or “What is God”?“Whom” or “who” in this context?which or who in “the body, authority, entity or person which establishes”Around “which” or around “who” or around which?Is it ok to use “who” in this case?
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“who is your father in the crowd?”
Vs
“which is your father in the crowd?”
Which is correct? What is difference in meaning between them?
who which-who
asked 4 hours ago
ramteja guthikondaramteja guthikonda
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“who is your father in the crowd?”
Vs
“which is your father in the crowd?”
Which is correct? What is difference in meaning between them?
who which-who
asked 4 hours ago
ramteja guthikondaramteja guthikonda
213
You did it exactly right in your second paragraph.
– aparente001
2 hours ago
'Who is your father in the crowd' sounds as if the father is in fancy dress pretending he is someone else. 'Which ?' (in this case) refers to the appearance of an image. It does not refer to the personality of the person.
– Nigel J
31 mins ago
add a comment |
“who is your father in the crowd?”
Vs
“which is your father in the crowd?”
Which is correct? What is difference in meaning between them?
who which-who
asked 4 hours ago
ramteja guthikondaramteja guthikonda
213
“who is your father in the crowd?”
Vs
“which is your father in the crowd?”
Which is correct? What is difference in meaning between them?
who which-who
who which-who
asked 4 hours ago
ramteja guthikondaramteja guthikonda
213
asked 4 hours ago
ramteja guthikondaramteja guthikonda
213
asked 4 hours ago
ramteja guthikondaramteja guthikonda
213
asked 4 hours ago
ramteja guthikondaramteja guthikonda
213
asked 4 hours ago
ramteja guthikondaramteja guthikonda
213
213
You did it exactly right in your second paragraph.
– aparente001
2 hours ago
'Who is your father in the crowd' sounds as if the father is in fancy dress pretending he is someone else. 'Which ?' (in this case) refers to the appearance of an image. It does not refer to the personality of the person.
– Nigel J
31 mins ago
add a comment |
You did it exactly right in your second paragraph.
– aparente001
2 hours ago
'Who is your father in the crowd' sounds as if the father is in fancy dress pretending he is someone else. 'Which ?' (in this case) refers to the appearance of an image. It does not refer to the personality of the person.
– Nigel J
31 mins ago
You did it exactly right in your second paragraph.
– aparente001
2 hours ago
You did it exactly right in your second paragraph.
– aparente001
2 hours ago
'Who is your father in the crowd' sounds as if the father is in fancy dress pretending he is someone else. 'Which ?' (in this case) refers to the appearance of an image. It does not refer to the personality of the person.
– Nigel J
31 mins ago
'Who is your father in the crowd' sounds as if the father is in fancy dress pretending he is someone else. 'Which ?' (in this case) refers to the appearance of an image. It does not refer to the personality of the person.
– Nigel J
31 mins ago
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I think "Which" is the best interrogative pronoun here. You clearly are asking someone to choose from within a number of choices; and "who" doesn't convey that meaning.
When you ask with "Who" the most natural answer would be about the identity of that person.
-Which is your father?
-He is the man in white.
-Who is your father?
-He is Dr. Peter Smith.
Take a look here. "Who" is never used for asking about choices.
answered 1 hour ago
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I think "Which" is the best interrogative pronoun here. You clearly are asking someone to choose from within a number of choices; and "who" doesn't convey that meaning.
When you ask with "Who" the most natural answer would be about the identity of that person.
-Which is your father?
-He is the man in white.
-Who is your father?
-He is Dr. Peter Smith.
Take a look here. "Who" is never used for asking about choices.
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I think "Which" is the best interrogative pronoun here. You clearly are asking someone to choose from within a number of choices; and "who" doesn't convey that meaning.
When you ask with "Who" the most natural answer would be about the identity of that person.
-Which is your father?
-He is the man in white.
-Who is your father?
-He is Dr. Peter Smith.
Take a look here. "Who" is never used for asking about choices.
answered 1 hour ago
ESL TeacherESL Teacher
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I think "Which" is the best interrogative pronoun here. You clearly are asking someone to choose from within a number of choices; and "who" doesn't convey that meaning.
When you ask with "Who" the most natural answer would be about the identity of that person.
-Which is your father?
-He is the man in white.
-Who is your father?
-He is Dr. Peter Smith.
Take a look here. "Who" is never used for asking about choices.
answered 1 hour ago
ESL TeacherESL Teacher
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I think "Which" is the best interrogative pronoun here. You clearly are asking someone to choose from within a number of choices; and "who" doesn't convey that meaning.
When you ask with "Who" the most natural answer would be about the identity of that person.
-Which is your father?
-He is the man in white.
-Who is your father?
-He is Dr. Peter Smith.
Take a look here. "Who" is never used for asking about choices.
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You did it exactly right in your second paragraph.
– aparente001
2 hours ago
'Who is your father in the crowd' sounds as if the father is in fancy dress pretending he is someone else. 'Which ?' (in this case) refers to the appearance of an image. It does not refer to the personality of the person.
– Nigel J
31 mins ago