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Chan-Seung Lee



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:45 am    Post subject: which Reply with quote

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Think about the foods you eat. Which are made from wheat?


Does 'which are made from wheat?' make sense?
I think that 'which is made from wheat?' is right.

Could you tell me if I'm right?

Thanks.
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:30 am    Post subject: Re: which Reply with quote

Chan-Seung Lee wrote:
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Think about the foods you eat. Which are made from wheat?


Does 'which are made from wheat?' make sense?
I think that 'which is made from wheat?' is right.

Could you tell me if I'm right?
No. Which could refer to multiple kinds of foods, thus plural, because many foods you eat can be made from wheat.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Of all those things, which ones are made of wheat? Bread, pasta, Wheaties, tortillas, cake, pie -- yum, pie.
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