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What + noun (What colour ... ? / What kind ... ? etc.)

0 What colour is your car? 0 What colour are your eyes?

0 What size is this shirt? 0 What make is your TV?

0 What time is it? 0 What day is it today?

0 What kind ofjob do you want?

(or What type ofjob ... ? / What sort ofjob ... ?)

What without a noun:

0 What's your favourite colour?

0 What do you want to do tonight?

Which + noun (things or people):

0 Which train did you catch - the 9.50 or the 10.30?

0 Which doctor did you see - Doctor Ellis, Doctor Gray or Doctor Hill?

We use which without a noun for things, not people:

0 Which is bigger - Canada or Australia?

We use who for people (without a noun):

0 Who is taller - Joe or Gary? (not Which is taller?)

What or which?

We use which when we are thinking about a small number of possibilities (perhaps 2, 3 or 4):

0 We can go this way or that way. ? ? ? ?•

Which way shall we go? or or or

。 There are four umbrellas here. • • •

Which is yours? W日 |C印

What is more general:

0 What's the capital of Argentina? (of al l the cities in Argentina)

0 What sort of music do you like? (of all kinds of music)

Compare:

0 What colour are his eyes? (not Which colour?)

Which colour do you prefer, pink or yellow?

0 What is the longest river in the world?

Which is the longest river - the Mississippi, the Amazon or the Nile?

How ... ?

0 'How was the party last night?' 'It was great.'

0 'How do you usually go to work?' 'By bus.'

You can use how 十 adjective/adverb (how tall / how old / how often etc.):

tall are you?' 'I'm 1 metre 70.'

big is the house?' 'Not very big.'

old is your mother?' 'She's 45.'

'How I far is it from here to the airport?' 'Five ki lometres:

often do you use your car?' 'Every day.'

long have they been married?' 'Ten years.'

much was the meal?' 'Thirty pounds.'

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104 ( questions ➔ Units 44-46 How long does it take? ➔ Unit 48 which one(s) ➔ Unit 75