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Unit What...? Which...? How...?
4 7 (questions 4)
W hat +
n o u n (W hat colour ... ? / W hat kind ... ? etc.)
W hat colour is yo ur car?
W hat colour are yo ur eyes?
W hat size is this shirt?
O W hat m ake is yo ur TV?
W hat tim e is it?
O W hat day is it today?
W hat kind o f jo b do you want?
(orWhat type o f jo b ... ? / W hat sort o f jo b ... ?)
W hat w it ho u t a noun:
W hat's yo ur favourite colour?
W hat do you w ant to do tonight?
W hich + n o u n (thing s or people):
W hich train did you catch - the 9.50 or the 10.30?
W hich doctor did you see - Do ct o r Ellis, Do ct o r Gray or Do ct o r Hill?
W e use w hich w it ho u t a noun for things, not people:
W hich is bigger - Canad a or Australia?
W e use w ho for people (w it h o u t a no un):
W ho is taller - Joe or Gary? (n o t W hich is taller?)
W hat or w hich?
W e use w hich when we are thinking ab o ut a small num b er o f possibilities (perhaps 2, 3 or 4):
O W e can go this way or that way.
W hich way shall we go?
There are four um brellas here.
W hich is yours?
W hat is m ore general:
Com pare:
W hat's the capital o f Argentina? (o f all the cities in Argentina)
W hat sort o f m usic do you like? (o f all kinds o f m usic)
W hat colour are his eyes? (n o t W hich colour?)
W hich colour do you prefer, pink or yellow?
O W hat is the longest river in the world?
? or 7 or 7 or 7
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W H ICH ?
W hich is the longest river - the M ississippi, the Am azon or the Nile?
H o w ... ?
O 'How was the party last night?' 'It was great.'
O 'How do you usually go to work?' 'By bus.'
You can use how + a d ject ive/ a d verb (how tall / how old / how often etc.):
How
tall are you?' 'I'm 1 m etre 70.'
big is the house?' 'N o t very big.'
old is yo ur m other?' 'She's 45.'
far is it from here to the airport?' 'Five kilom etres.'
often do you use yo ur car?' 'Every day.'
long have they been married?' 'Ten years.'
m uch was the meal?' 'Thirty pounds.'
104 ( questions 4 Units 44- 46 How long does it take? ->• Unit 48 which one(s) Unit 75
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