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Wɪtʃ Pronoun Determiner Exercise—Swimming Tennis Wind Blowing Houses

Word3 which
WordType (pronoun, determiner)
Phonetic /wɪtʃ/ /wɪtʃ/
Example
  • which is better exercise—swimming or tennis?
  • which way is the wind blowing?
  • houses which overlook the lake cost more.
  • it was a crisis for which she was totally unprepared.
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which

(pronoun, determiner)/wɪtʃ/ /wɪtʃ/
  1. used in questions to ask somebody to be exact about one or more people or things from a limited number
    • COMPARE what
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    • Which is better exercise—swimming or tennis?
    • Which way is the wind blowing?
  2. used to be exact about the thing or things that you mean
    • Houses which overlook the lake cost more.
    • It was a crisis for which she was totally unprepared.
  3. used to give more information about something
    • His best movie, which won several awards, was about the life of Gandhi.
    • Your claim ought to succeed, in which case the damages will be substantial.
  4. used to talk about recognizing the difference between one person or thing and another
    • The twins are so alike I can't tell which is which.

    Word Origin

    • Old English hwilc, from the Germanic bases of who and alike.
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