{"id":2524,"date":"2017-10-06T09:51:49","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T09:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=2524"},"modified":"2017-10-06T09:51:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T09:51:49","slug":"who-which-or-what-grammar-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/who-which-or-what-grammar-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Who, Which or What | Grammar Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Use \u2018<strong>who<\/strong>\u2019 to refer to people.\u00a0Use \u2018<strong>which<\/strong>\u2019 and <strong>\u2018what\u2019<\/strong> to refer to things.\u00a0Before a noun, which and what can also refer to people.<\/p>\n<p>There is not much difference of meaning between which and what. They are both possible in many cases.<\/p>\n<p>This grammar exercise allows you to practice using who, which and what.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which is the largest country in the world? \/What is the largest country in the world?<\/li>\n<li>Which is your favourite novel? \/ What is your favourite novel?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We prefer which when the number of choices is limited. We prefer what when the number of choices is unlimited.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is your favourite number? (Unlimited number of choices &#8211; More natural than \u2018Which is your favourite number?\u2019)<\/li>\n<li>Which colour do you want \u2013 green, yellow or orange? (Limited number of choices)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Grammar exercise<\/h2>\n<p>Fill in the blanks with who, which or what<\/p>\n<p>1. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of us is going to cook dinner? (which \/ what \/who)<\/p>\n<p>2. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. is your favourite color?<\/p>\n<p>3. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. is your favourite writer?<\/p>\n<p>4. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 of your maths teachers do you like the best?<\/p>\n<p>5. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. is the largest island in the world?<\/p>\n<p>6. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. of these bags is yours?<\/p>\n<p>7. \u2018\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 is your father?\u2019 \u2018He is an engineer.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>8. \u2018\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. is your son?\u2019 \u2018The one in that blue shirt.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>9. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 is he going out with?<\/p>\n<p>10. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. is your problem?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Which of us is going to cook dinner?<\/p>\n<p>2. What is your favourite color?<\/p>\n<p>3. Who is your favourite writer?<\/p>\n<p>4. Which of your maths teachers do you like the best?<\/p>\n<p>5. Which \/ What is the largest island in the world?<\/p>\n<p>6. Which of these bags is yours?<\/p>\n<p>7. \u2018What is your father?\u2019 \u2018He is an engineer.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>8. \u2018Which is your son?\u2019 \u2018The one in that blue shirt.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>9. Who is he going out with?<\/p>\n<p>10. What is your problem?<\/p>\n<h4>Going Deeper<\/h4>\n<p>For a comprehensive account of English grammar, visit our section\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/english-grammar.htm\">English Grammar<\/a>. For English grammar and vocabulary exercises, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/exercises\/grammar-exercises.htm\">Grammar and vocabulary exercises<\/a>. For Business English writing lessons visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/businessenglish\/business-english.htm\">Business English<\/a>.<span style=\"color: red;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use \u2018who\u2019 to refer to people.\u00a0Use \u2018which\u2019 and \u2018what\u2019 to refer to things.\u00a0Before a noun, which and what can also refer to people. 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