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Which is a wh-word. We use which to ask questions and to introduce relative clauses.
We use which in questions as a determiner and interrogative pronoun to ask for specific information:
‘Which car are we going in?’ he asked Alexander.
Which museums did you visit?
Which do you prefer? Lemon cake or carrot cake?
We use which in indirect questions and statements:
In the Young Cook of Britain competition, the finalists were asked which famous person they would like to cook for.
Find out which way they’re going and we’ll follow.
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Indirect speech: reporting questions
We use both which and what to ask questions. We use which when there is a restricted range of answers. We use what more commonly when the range of answers is not restricted:
Which is the capital of Liberia? Monrovia or Greenville?
What’s the capital of Liberia?
We use which in relative clauses to refer to animals and to things:
We have seen a lot of changes which are good for business.
The cruise ship, which will depart from Liverpool for a fifteen-night Mediterranean cruise, returns to the Mersey on 29 September.
We also use which to introduce a relative clause when it refers to a whole clause or sentence:
She seemed more talkative than usual, which was because she was nervous.
People think I sit around drinking coffee all day. Which, of course, I do.
We often use which with prepositions. Some formal styles prefer to use a preposition before which rather than to leave the preposition ‘hanging’ at the end of the sentence:
There are several small ponds in which a variety of fish live. (or There are several small ponds which a variety of fish live in.)
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Prepositions
Relative pronouns: which
We use of with which before other determiners (the, those, your) and pronouns (yours, them):
Which of the following features do you feel are important when choosing a house?
Which of your sisters lives in Boston?
There are a lot of high-street retailers. Which of them are offering the best value for money?
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Relative clauses
Questions: interrogative pronouns (what, who)
Indirect speech: reporting questions
Relative pronouns: which
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Which, That, and Who
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Using "Which," "That," and "Who"
Use "which" for things and "who" for people. Use "that" for things and, informally, for people. For example:
"Which" and "that" for things:
- The carpet which you bought has moth damage. (A "carpet" is a thing, so "which" is correct. NB: Using "which" without a comma is unpopular, especially in the US.)
- The carpet that you bought has moth damage. ("That" can also be used to replace "which" without a comma. Using "that" (as opposed to "which" without a comma) is strongly preferred in the US.)
- My Persian carpet, which I bought in Qom, has been chewed by the dog. (A "carpet" is a thing, so "which" is correct. NB: Using "which" with a comma is fine.)
- My Persian carpet, that I bought in Qom, has been chewed by the dog. ("That" cannot be used to replace "which" with a comma. )
"Who" for people:
- The boy who stole your bike is at the door. (A "boy" is a person, so "who" is correct.)
"That" for people (informal):
- The boy that stole your bike is at the door. ("That" can also be used for people, but don't use it in formal writing.)
Using Commas with "Which" and "Who"
You never need a comma before "that." However, sometimes, you need a comma before "which" and "who." Here is the rule for using a comma before "which" and "who":
If the information added by the "who" or "which" clause is additional information (i.e., it's not essential to define another word), then offset the clause with commas.
For example:
- Philosophy is written in the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze. (Philosopher Galileo) (The clause "which stands continually open to our gaze" is just additional information. It does not define "the universe." Therefore, the commas are correct.)
Now look at this example:
- Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. (Author Mark Twain) (The clause "which the deaf can hear and the blind can see" defines the word "language." Therefore, there are no commas.)
A "which" without commas can be replaced with "that." For example:
- Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
More about "Which," "Who," and "That"
This page is about the relative pronouns "which," "who," and "that." They are used to head a clause (called a relative clause) that provides some information about another word in the sentence (usually the word immediately to the left). For example:
More Examples with "Which," "Who," and "That"
As we've covered, "who" is used for people. "Which" is used for things, and "that" can be used for either. Here are some more examples:
- The man who punched the great white shark is on TV. (The relative clause "who punched the great white shark" modifies "the man." As "The man" is a person, the relative clause starts with the relative pronoun "who." "That" could also have been used, but it might annoy some readers if used in a formal document.)
- The PC which keeps breaking down is under guarantee until March. (The relative clause "which keeps breaking down" modifies "the PC." As "the PC" is a thing, the relative clause starts with the relative pronoun "which." "That" could also have been used. In fact, "that" is preferable.)
- The priest which was on the news last night used to be our local priest. (A "priest" is a person. Therefore, the relative pronoun "who" should be used and not "which.")
- Yesterday, the man who shot a swan in the park was jailed for 6 months. (The relative clause "who shot a swan in the park" modifies "the man." As "the man" is a person, the relative clause starts with the relative pronoun "who." "That" is also an option for an informal document.)
- Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member. (Comedian Groucho Marx) (A "club" is a thing. Therefore, "which will accept me as a member" would have been acceptable. Note, however, that using "which" without a comma is not popular in the US.)
More about Commas with "Which" and "Who"
The biggest issue for native English speakers is knowing when to use a comma before "which" and "who." Unfortunately, the ruling is not simple. Look at this infographic:
When "who" or "which" introduces a clause that is required to define the word it modifies, there are no commas, and the "who" or the "which" can be replaced by "that. " If the "who" or "which" introduces additional information that is not essential to define the word it modifies, then the "who" or the "which" will be offset with commas and it cannot be replaced with "that." Read more about using commas with "who" and "which."
Starting a Sentence with "Which" or "Who"
Do not start a sentence with words like "which" and "who" (unless it is a question).
- Living in Scotland is cheaper than living in England. Which is lucky because I live in Dumfries. (The second "sentence" is not a sentence. It is a mistake called a sentence fragment.)
- If your garden is home to white plastic tables, gnomes, and a saggy washing line, be ashamed. You should view your space outside as an extra room. Which gives you a fantastic excuse to go shopping for lots of stuff to furnish it. (This is another example of a sentence fragment.)
Read more about sentence fragments.
Whose and Who's
"Who's" is a contraction of either "who is" or "who has." It has no other uses.
- Who's coming to fix the bed? (who is)
- Who's eaten the last muffin? (who has)
- I met the inspector who's delivering tomorrow's briefing. (who is)
If you cannot substitute the "who's" in your sentence with either "who is" or "who has," then it is wrong and you should be using "whose." Read more about "who's" and "whose."
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Sentences with the word "which"
We found 80 sentences with the word "which". Synonyms for "which". Meaning of the word. Characters. "which" - morphemic analysis.
- He brought a kitten in his bosom, whose name is Mushi.
- Troshchinsky, whose estate was located not far from Vasilievka and in whose home theater he once took part.
- Yudina told about her uncle, Fedor Fedorovich Mazurin, mother's brother, which she remembers well and which she loved very much.
- Osterman, whom was vilified, scolded, but without whom could do little.
- Dussel told us in detail about the outside world, from which we have been cut off for so long.
- Mashuk, under whose sole Vissarion lived and whose healing jets of water used, seemed in comparison with him a hill.
- No poet Alexei Mikhailov, whom I was visiting Yakutsk, and whose widow Marta keeps a bright memory of her poet husband, who burned down early.
- The film, from which shakes, from which you become sick, which you trust and which stays with you forever.
- A real paradise for a boy like me, who is oppressed by the cramped classrooms and who is constantly reproached for "excess energy".
- I remember the son of our friends, a boy of about fifteen, of which took to Paris during spring break.
- Pletnev, whom I invited , found your heart very advanced along that mournful path, the end of which is so fresh.
- After her death, my stepfather changed from a man whom I considered my father to an acquaintance whom I barely recognized.
- Yes, he was the only sovereign whom Napoleon recognized above himself and under whose authority he was finally exhausted.
- Alexei Mikhailovich needed a person whose advice he would listen to and on whom could fully rely on.
- The only attack of the liver, from which , I remember, I suffered a lot, happened when in September I overate unripe apples.
- Eusebius of the city of Arnhem, in the suburb of which mother Audrey Hepburn was born and the mayor of which was Audrey's grandfather.
- It was purely a business move, which the noble poet did not want to understand, but whose consequences were forced to submit to.
- Yes, of course, I thought, looking at Kuprin, this is exactly the same person whom I expected to meet, whom I have known for a long time and I love dearly.
- After the verses he turned to the curtain, in the cuts of which the heads of actors appeared, including Masha Mironova.
- To Boris Pasternak, whom did not betray, whom met one day on the path and did not dare to introduce herself.
- I resolutely refused, because there was a guy left in Bialystok, whom I loved and whom was going to marry.
- We hid, trying not to overlook the meeting of the bird-parents with their son, whom they fed for a long time, but we will see whom for the first time.
- That doctor, in whom I fell in love without memory and from whom dreamed of having a son.
- But this is an ideal, which can be desired, which can only be achieved in an ideal state.
- I hated the Jesuit trick, with which they tried to stuff me.
- A person whom wars and revolutions did not frighten , but, on the contrary, whom they opened up new business prospects?
- Mr. Jacob, our vicar, whom I knew very well from the time he prepared me for confirmation, was remarkably good at baptizing.
- After the performance, exhausted and full of doubts, she meets an actor whom considers her friend, whose opinion she needs to know.
- Then it became such an integral, from which leave and which no longer want to see.
- More than once I have heard the phrase: "Gumilyov was the smartest person whom I had a chance to meet in my life."
- This last habit also spawned "Dave's Yellow Card", up to of which we will soon reach.
- I mourned for the perfect child whom we were waiting for, and I mourned for the imperfect child whom we brought into this world.
- From Schumann I moved on to Grieg, in whom simply fell in love with, I was especially captivated by "Love" and "The First Breaths of Spring".
- He is that new man, holy, spiritual, whom every living soul seeks , to whom it aspires, which yearns for.
- The brigade commissar sat at the same table with him, whom Petrov introduced to us as the commissar of the division.
- She was the only person whom mother wanted to see in those days.
- This is a brown animal with a white lyre on its back .
- This is a writer whose I often mention, and whom I will always love .
- Michelangelo involuntarily comes to mind, of which Rafael did not yet know personally, but the influence of of which was already experiencing through Perugino.
- What did Tolstoy propose to the emperor in a letter, the original of which has not been preserved, but the content of which we know from a draft?
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- Grief of separation, suffering and loss, grief, from which it was impossible to hide, which it was impossible to avoid.
- Then he asks himself whether there is any other movement, which he doesn't know, which he never tried?
- Thus, P. N. Durnovo was a senator in the Senate, which paid attention to and with the logic of which were considered.
- How this was done is clear from the document, of which is not in the file, but excerpts from of which are given in its rehabilitation part.
- Who would want to live with a man whose was cut in two and whose waist was surrounded by a thick, wide pink scar?
- The most intelligent and active people at the top are trying to stop a mighty spontaneous explosion from below, which is not long to wait.
- However, it would probably be difficult for her to find a person on whose life the close past has not imposed its iron hand and bloody shadow.
- But all this is not about Lee Kuan Yew, whom I know , whom I find a very interesting personality and about whom I want to tell you.
- Queen Margot did not give him children, and it was Gabriel who gave him a son, whom he named Caesar.
- And Dantes, whom she fell in love with and whom the poet hated?
- By the way, the moment from which the defense of Sevastopol began is determined quite accurately.
- Monty took with him from Plymouth, where they were stationed at that time, his friend Ernest McIntosh, whom for some reason we always called Billy.
- The same one from whose walls many years ago was sent to solitary confinement in an underground prison upon a false denunciation by a classmate.
- There was not even a shadow of that Holden with mournful notes in his voice, whom I saw on stage two hours ago.
- Malyuta is destined to become a symbol of a terrible deed, for the sake of which the Tsar left Moscow.
- Conspiracy, at the head of which , more precisely, on top of which is the command of the ZAPOVO!
- But she preferred to keep her virginity, dreaming of one day marrying the king, whom already referred to herself as hubby.
- Breakfast, during which everyone was waiting for a chair with a mountain of gifts piled up on it.
- Kapitsa's first teacher, under whose guidance he, like many others present, became a physicist, was Ioffe, whom he did not mention.
- The Committee unanimously settled on Kutuzov, name which called the whole country, but which did not like the king.
- To the bride of his closest friend, whom he idolized so much, because of whom destroyed his marriage with the king's daughter!
- The news of the arrival in Paris of the son of the man whom she loved so dearly in her youth, brought the Queen Mother into great excitement.
- The child, whom was tortured for nine months with an ugly life, already in the womb shed bitter tears and did not receive the necessary spiritual strength.
- He is not at all the person whom claims to be, for which they took him for.
- So, at least, tells the legend, for the authenticity of which I cannot vouch.
- Petersburg has become something like your own estate, through the forests and fields of which you wander all day long.
- This marriage, which Anne of Austria and Mazarin desired so much and spared no effort to achieve it, was essential to France.
- But, meeting the icy gaze of the man whom loved so much, she nearly fainted.
- Here, to our horror, we saw on the chair, from which he got up, some kind of pancake, from of which a very crumpled plume stuck out.
- I understood that I was giving away my beloved child, whom I gave birth to , whom had been waiting for so long.
- If you met a person whom , despite everything, loved passionately, without which the most prosperous existence became unbearable.
- For the first time in my life, I had to administer a court, which others were expecting with confidence.
- Since it was my father who I saw for the first time and whose influence left a mark on my whole life, was my father, I will start with him.
- I arrived after being wounded for a short, ten-day vacation, during which I visited Ivan Efimovich's mother.
- The archimandrite, whom the peasants found in a criminal relationship with a girl, achieved a cruel punishment of immodest witnesses.
- Undoubtedly, Ananiev borrowed the case of the farm laborer, whom the owner beat and for whom interceded from Vladimir Shmerling.
- The husband, whom she dearly loved , died quite young.
- Jason, whom she once loved so much, for whom forgot her father, mother, brother and homeland, became hated by her.
- She died only in 1580, 30 years outliving the king, whom she managed to enslave so wonderfully.
- More than once that day Petrov remembered Kornilov with a kind word, whose experience he used!
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An offer you can't refuse
Author of The Irresistible Offer Mark Joyner - former CEO of Aesop Marketing Corporation 9044 and is said to be an e-commerce pioneer, responsible in part for e-books rapidly replacing paper books.
He is also a former US military intelligence officer, a Korean language translator and a certified psychologist.
The idea behind his book "An Offer You Can't Refuse" is simple. In order to be successful in business, you need to make an offer to the client that he does not want to refuse. You have three seconds to grab the customer's attention. Your sales depend on how you dispose of them. Only and everything.
The article will be useful to those who start their own business, marketers, sales professionals, as well as all those who make purchases. It's interesting to look inside your head and understand how you feel when they make you a good offer.
Making a mutually beneficial offer is actually the basic purpose of any business. Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. For an ice cream man, it can be formulated as follows: "You give me money, and I give you a refreshing coolness" . The list goes on, but one thing is important: no offer - no business.
High return on investment
(ROI)
Any purchase is actually an investment, so if the customer does not receive from you what he thinks is worth more than he invested, then he has an unpleasant feeling arises. So your cooperation will not last long.
The solution is simple - no need to invent tricks that will help increase sales, just offer a really worthy product.
And if it turns out to be good, but not better than others, add an additional service, an interesting feature - in a word, something that makes the buyer feel like he is making a good deal.
And do not try to deceive the buyer - when he realizes that he was cheated, he will tell everyone about it, do not hesitate.
Basic message
Today we are besieged by advertising - companies are trying to sell their services through radio, television, contextual advertising, flyers and so on.
But these are all ways: to stand out in the crowd of others, you need to create a message that will help your potential client to wade through the mountains of information and pay attention to you.
This is a basic message that should read: “This is what we sell. Here's how much it costs. Here's what it will give you. That's why you should trust us." .
So it will say a simple thing to your future client: “You have a great offer. It's a great deal, and you'd have to be an idiot to miss it." .
Plausibility
Of course you can promise each person $1000 in exchange for a dollar. It sounds like "an offer you can't refuse". But who will buy into it?
The louder and more promising the statement you make, the more difficult it is to prove that you are not cheating.
But even if your offer looks both tempting and plausible, you still have to prove your honesty. For example, telling how many people have already used your services and were very satisfied. Or by scientifically proving the effectiveness of the product.
It is worth bearing in mind that if you first create a product with a high ROI, then build a basic message, and then confirm it, then your customer is acting according to a different algorithm.
- The first thing that grabs it is the base message.
- The second is the credibility of your offer as he gets to know what the product or service is.
- And only in the third place does he pay attention to the return on investment.
And at this moment, when the buyer is convinced that your basic message is true, consider that he has already made his purchase. And you made a sale.
Building a successful business is actually easy if you follow a certain formula that includes three steps.
Step 1: Create an offer you can't resist
Making an offer you can't refuse is easy if it answers the four main questions the customer wants.
They sound like this:
- What are you trying to sell me?
- How much does it cost?
- Why should I trust you?
- What will it give me?
The last question is often ignored, but in vain. The fact is that by selling a service or product, we actually offer an advantage that the client will receive.
Buying a Bentley gives people prestige. By choosing healthy food, they want to get good health and longevity.
Remember marketing axiom “People make decisions based on emotions, but evaluate them based on logic” ? So, the first three questions are addressed to the mind, and the last - to the feelings. Remember that you need to answer all four.
Step 2. Show it to the thirsty crowd
To do this, you just need to choose the right channel. You wouldn't advertise an arthritis remedy on MTV, would you? That's right: all you need is to find an audience that really needs you.
In this case, you should not use only existing, known to you methods of communication with potential customers. In fact, any contact can be useful to you. If a customer buys your product online, offer them a free newsletter for three months.
Step 3. Sell a second glass to those who are still thirsty
It's an indisputable fact that it takes much less effort to sell your product to an existing customer than to attract a new one.
Therefore, do not be afraid to spend energy on attracting new customers - everything will pay off when the buyer returns for the second and third time (and he will return if it is really profitable for him to buy from you).
There are several tricks that can help you win a second time buyer. If your portions are small, the customer may want more. So why not instead of Light not offer him Deluxe? In the case where the price of a large portion is not much higher than the price of a small one, this will definitely work.
You can also sell related products along with the main product. Just don't be in a hurry to make additional offers the first time. Wait for the second, so that the buyer returns to the third. And you can also offer additional services: master classes, special packaging, warranty service, product care services - you will have to spend effort, time and money, but in the long run it will pay off.
How to strengthen the offer
Offering a product or service with a high ROI, do not hesitate to promote - you have something to be proud of. Do not forget that the impression can and should be strengthened. Here is what works flawlessly for the buyer:
1. Urgency
“This offer is for those who respond within 48 hours”, - the buyer will read, and he will immediately have the feeling that the matter cannot be delayed. If a fear arises in him that he will not get what he wants because he will not be in time, consider that you have defeated the tendency of any buyer to procrastinate, which is so harmful to sales.
2. Bonuses
Think about how you can encourage your customer - and it will be more difficult for him to resist. Just remember the golden rule: never give away what you can sell.
3. No risk
What absolutely needs to be done is to help the buyer cope with the feeling that he is taking a terrible risk when making a purchase.
Fear of risk, as a rule, becomes an insurmountable obstacle before making any transaction. Give it a chance to get rid of it.
Always offer a refund if the customer is unhappy. Firstly, few people will really demand a refund, secondly, the money spent will pay off due to increased trust in you, and thirdly, the client is unlikely to be dissatisfied - after all, your product is really excellent.
4. The feeling of being chosen
People like to buy things that very few people can afford. At the same time, they suffer from the fear of loss. Create the feeling that by refusing to buy your product, they will lose a lot - and they will immediately reach into the bag for their wallet.
To do this, brands produce limited lines.