{"id":308,"date":"2014-09-11T03:27:17","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T03:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=308"},"modified":"2014-09-11T03:27:17","modified_gmt":"2014-09-11T03:27:17","slug":"which-what-or-who-grammar-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/which-what-or-who-grammar-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Which, what or who | Grammar exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is hardly any difference between <strong>which<\/strong> and <strong>what<\/strong>. They are often both possible with more or less the same meaning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Which\/what<\/strong> is the largest island in the world?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Which\/what<\/strong> is your favourite colour?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Which <\/strong>is preferred when the speaker is thinking about a limited number of choices. <strong>What<\/strong> is preferred in other cases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Complete the following sentences using which, what or who?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. is your phone number?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a) What<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b) Which<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c) Who<\/p>\n<p>2. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. language do they speak in Italy?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a) Which<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b) What<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>3. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. is that boy in the red shirt?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a) Who<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b) Which<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c) What<\/p>\n<p>4. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. is his name?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a) Which<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b) What<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>5. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. is she going out with \u2013 James or Peter?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a) Who<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b) What<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c) Which<\/p>\n<p>6. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. train did you come on?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a) What<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b) Which<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>7. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of these pens is yours?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a) Which<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b) What<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>8. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. singers do you like?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a) Which<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b) What<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>9. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 of us is going to do the cooking?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a) Which<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b) What<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>10. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. said that?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a) Which<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b) What<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c) Who<\/p>\n<p>11. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. did she say?<\/p>\n<p>a) What<\/p>\n<p>b) Which<\/p>\n<p>c) Who<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1. <strong>What<\/strong> is your phone number?<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>What\/which<\/strong> language do they speak in Italy?<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Who<\/strong> is that boy in the red shirt?<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>What<\/strong> is his name?<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Who<\/strong> is she going out with \u2013 James or Peter?<\/p>\n<p>6. <strong>What\/which<\/strong> train did you come on?<\/p>\n<p>7. <strong>Which<\/strong> of these pens is yours? 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