| 词组 | which |
| 释义 | which Which is used as a determiner or a pronoun. ◊ asking for information You use which when you are asking for information about one of a limited number of things or people. A noun group beginning with which or consisting of the pronoun which can be the subject, object, or complement of a verb. It can also be the object of a preposition. Which mattress is best? Which came first? Which hotel did you want? Which do you fancy? Which one is Brian Clough? Which is her room? Which station did you come from? Which did you take it from? Note that when the noun group is the object of a verb or preposition, you put an auxiliary verb after the object, followed by the subject and the main verb. Note also that when the noun group is the object of a preposition, the preposition usually goes at the end of the clause. ◊ used in reported clauses Which is often used in reported clauses. Do you know which country he played for? I don't know which to believe. For more information about this use, see entry at ↑ ◊ used in relative clauses Which is used as a relative pronoun in both defining and non-defining relative clauses. In relative clauses, which always refers to things, never to people. Last week we heard about the awful conditions which exist in British prisons. I'm teaching at the Selly Oak Centre, which is just over the road. In relative clauses, you can use either which or who after a collective noun such as 'family', 'committee', or 'group'. After which you use a singular verb. He is chairing a scientific group which has set itself the task of preventing liver cancer. After who you use a plural verb. There are a large group of people who qualify by reason of income and social habits. ◊ WARNING When which is the subject of a non-defining clause, you do not use another pronoun after it. You do not say, for example, 'He stared at the painting, which it was completely ruined'. You say 'He stared at the painting, which was completely ruined'. For more information about relative clauses, see entry at ↑ |
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