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Grammar and Linguistics > What is this or who is this?
What is this or who is this?
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Makigi
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What is this or who is this?
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Hello everyone! Would you use who or what for a witch, a gost, a monster ...? Thanks!
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4 Jul 2019
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kohai
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In my opinion, it depends on the situation. If you�re showing a picture book or a flashcard to your children, you ask "What is this?" If you�re interested in a person wearing a witch, ghost or monster costume, you use "Who", like this - Who played the Wicked Witch in the original "The Wizard of Oz" movie?
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4 Jul 2019
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yanogator
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I�ll add to Kohai�s excellent answer. If the intended answer is a name, then use "who". If the intended answer is a thing, use "what". Bruce |
4 Jul 2019
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Makigi
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Great!  Thank you very much!  |
4 Jul 2019
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