[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/which.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / which [← W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/W/) # which «which» in Mova's school dictionary: **Which asks someone to choose one from a group: «Which…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech determiner, pronoun ### meaning for a pupil 1) Which asks someone to choose one from a group: «Which colour do you want?». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#m1) 2) Which tells more about a thing just named: «The bike, which is red, is mine». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#m2) 3) Which can mean «that» in a description: «the book which I read». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#m3) 4) Which can point to a whole idea before: «He was late, which made me cross». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#m4) 5) (casual) «Which one?», «which is why» and «which, fair enough» are common in talk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#m5) 6) (formal) Exams love «Which of the following», «in which», «by which», «whereby» and «the extent to which». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#m6) ### sense in the lessons which operation to use; which of two is more; «which» asks for a choice, often a name, not a number; phrases: «which one», «which of», «which way», «which is why»; in casual talk «which one, the red?», «which, yeah, fair»; in rough talk «which idiot took my pen?»; in the exam voice «which of the following statements is correct», «the extent to which», «the process by which» ### examples - Today's lesson: Revision: which operation? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x1) - Which box has more pencils? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x2) - Which number is bigger, 9 or 12? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x3) - Which way is the station? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x4) - Which of these animals can fly? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x5) - I lost the hat which Gran knitted for me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x6) - Which team won the match? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x7) - which bus goes to nan's, the 12? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x8) - He ate 4 of my chips, which was not cool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x9) - Which idiot took my ruler? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x10) - Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the process by which water becomes ice? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x11) - The bike, which is red, cost 90 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x12) - Which was taller, Father or Mother? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x13) ### note «Which» asks for a choice, often a name, not a number. Trap: «which has more» still needs both counts. «which» is for things and animals; «who» is for people. «Which of the following» in an exam asks you to pick one of the given answers. «Which» and «witch» sound the same. ### In the corpora - [Some people go to work ill because they can't afford to lose the pay, which spreads germs to everyone else.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/12/) - [An overdraft lets you spend below zero, which is borrowing, and banks charge high interest on it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/12/) - [Some families use a food bank for a while, which is help, not shame.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/3/) - [Date night is when a couple goes out together, just the two of them, which keeps their friendship strong.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/5/) - [Babies wear nappies, which are changed six to ten times a day, and nappy cream stops sore skin.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/19-a-new-baby-in-the-house/16/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «which» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.