- pronunciation:
- wIch
[or]
hwIch
- parts of speech:
- pronoun, adjective
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
pronoun |
| definition 1: |
When you choose between one game or another, you decide which of the games you want to play. When you don't know the right room to go to, maybe you will ask which of the rooms is the right one.
I don't know which of my friends I like the best. I think I like them all the same.The new girl didn't know which of the desks she should sit at. Then the teacher told her to sit next to Kayla. |
| definition 2: |
Sometimes we use "which" in a sentence to help us describe the thing we are talking about. "Which" has the same meaning as "that" in this type of sentence.
The room which used to be Mrs. Kim's is now Mr. Taylor's room.The country which produces the most coffee in the world is Brazil. |
| definition 3: |
Sometimes we use "which" in a sentence to add more information or a comment to what we have just said.
I finally cleaned up my room, which really was a big mess.Taylor told a stupid joke, which everybody but me thought was funny. |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
If you don't know if you should go left or right, you might ask someone which way you should go. If your mom doesn't know if you want chocolate or vanilla ice cream, she will probably ask you which one you want.
My dad asked me to get him his jacket, but I didn't know which jacket he wanted. I got him his blue jacket and he said that was OK. |
The words
which and
witch (a magical woman) sound alike but have different meanings.