Level: intermediate
The interrogative determiners are which and what.
which is a specific determiner
Here are three books. Which book do you think is the most interesting?
They have four boys. Which boy is the oldest?
I can’t remember which house Janet lives in.
Which restaurant did you go to?
what is a general determiner
What food do you like?
I don’t know what job she does.
- Interrogative determiners 1
- Interrogative determiners 2
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Dear Gaurav Madaam,
Both of those questions are correct. They are more general questions than the equivalents with 'which', just as the information above says.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi,
Could you please tell me whether the question below is correct or wrong? Should the 'it' be replaced with 'them'? Or 'it' is acceptable?
Question:
Do the arts merit the vast sums of money spent on it?
Thank you.
Hi Joy L,
'The arts' can be both singular or plural, so both 'it' and 'they' are possible. However, you should not mix singular and plural forms in the same sentence! Either use a singular form or a plural form:
'Do the arts merit the vast sums of money spent on them?'
or
'Does the arts merit the vast sums of money spent on it?'
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
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Hello there
Can we use 'were not, are not........etc' at the beginning of a negative interrogative sentence without shortening them? Please show examples for correct forms and incorrect forms?
Thanks for your early reply.
Best Regards
Hello sathyasa,
We can certainly use the full (not contracted) forms at the beginning of questions:
Are we not able to decide for ourselves?
Were they not so young, I might get really angry with them.
However, this is a very formal, literary or declamatory style and it is not common in everyday speech. If you were making a formal speech in Parliament or in court, for example, then you might use these forms, but in normal conversation they would sound very strange.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
hey , how tell any body i am not that person about whom your talking or you want to meet
Hello nethaG,
There are many ways to say this and which you will use depends on the situation and whether or not you can be direct, or should be polite or formal.
Some polite ways to say this would be:
'I'm sorry, I think you're thinking of somebody else.'
'I think you've got me confused with somebody else.'
'I'm sorry but I think you're looking for somebody else.'
I hope that helps you.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello My name is Almaz. I read it but I did not understand. Could you give me lots of examples to understand?
Hi Almaz,
The difference between the determiners which and what depends on the perspective of the person speaking or writing. I'll explain the difference in a slightly different way and give you a few more examples.
In general, which is used to refer to a limited or specific number of options. For example,
Each of these questions is about a specific context in which there are a limited number of options.
When a more general or more open question is being asked, and especially if there is little context, what is used more often. For example,
I hope that this helps. If it's still not clear, please don't hesitate to ask another question - and thanks for visiting LearnEnglish!
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
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