which [as a subject or object] what or which? we can use what or which before a noun: 1. what sport...

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which [as a subject or object] What or which? We can use what or which before a noun: 1. What sport do you play? 2. Which way do we go there? 1 We use what when there is a wide choice of answers. 2 We use which when there is a limited number of possible answers What sport? (tennis or golf or football or hockey or ….) Which way? (right or left?)

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Page 1: which [as a subject or object] What or which? We can use what or which before a noun: 1. What sport do you play? 2. Which way do we go there? 1 We use

which [as a subject or object]

What or which? We can use what or which before a noun:

1. What sport do you play?2. Which way do we go there? 1 We use what when there is a wide choice of

answers. 2 We use which when there is a limited number of

possible answers What sport? (tennis or golf or football or hockey or ….) Which way? (right or left?)

Page 2: which [as a subject or object] What or which? We can use what or which before a noun: 1. What sport do you play? 2. Which way do we go there? 1 We use

which Grammar patterns with who , what and which. We can use these words without a noun: -Who knows the answer? -What do you think? -Which is quicker, bus or train? We can use which with one, ones, or of: Which one,

ones or which of these photos would you like?Note.- We can’t use who or what before of: Which of these

pupils but not who of these pupils

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which [as a relative pronoun]

Grammar patterns1. We saw the actual spacecraft which landed on

the moon (which refers to things)2. The photo which took first place was of a

farmhouse (subject of the clause)3. Are these cakes which Helen baked? (object

of the clause)4. A special use of which: We can use which to

stand for a whole sentence: e.g. It rained all night, which did the garden good