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Kazuhisa
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 Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:53 pm Post subject: Which or What in Superlative Sentences |
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Dear teacher,
Which is the highest mountain in Nepal?
What is the highest mountain in Nepal?
Is there any meaning difference?
Sincerely,
Kazuhisa
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Christine123
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Which implies that there are limited and specific possibilities for the answer to the question. What is more general and implies that there are limitless possibilities for the answer to the question.
Many (if not most) native speakers will use the two words interchangeably in sentences similar to your examples. |
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