🔑 Key Difference

• “Which” is used when you are selecting from a limited or specific set of choices.
• “What” is used when the choices are open-ended or unlimited.

📝 Structured Breakdown

1. “Which” (specific choices)

• Use “which” when you know the options available and are asking the listener to choose.
• Examples:
  • “Which color do you prefer, red or blue?” 🎨
  • “Which seat is yours?”
• 💡 Think of “which” as the question word for narrowed-down options.

2. “What” (general or unlimited choices)

• Use “what” when the possibilities are broad, and there is no predefined list of options.
• Examples:
  • “What is your favorite color?”
  • “What do you want for dinner?” 🍴
• 💡 Think of “what” as the question word for wide-open possibilities.

🎭 Analogy

Imagine you’re at a dessert shop:

• If the shopkeeper shows you three cakes and says, “Choose one,” you’d ask, “Which cake do you recommend?” (specific cakes).
• If you walk in with no menu in sight and wonder aloud, “What desserts do you have?” (general question).

🌟 Common Scenarios and Examples

A. Limited Choices

• “Which dress should I wear, the black one or the red one?” 👗
• “Which bus goes to the city center?”

B. Unlimited Choices

• “What should I wear today?”
• “What’s the best way to get to the city center?”

C. Sometimes Both Work

• “What/Which movie are you watching tonight?”
  • “Which” implies there’s a list you’re choosing from.
  • “What” is more general, as in asking for the movie’s name.

📝 Practice Time!

Fill in the blanks with “which” or “what”:

1. _______ subject do you like the most? (math, history, or science)
2. _______ is your favorite food?
3. _______ book did you borrow from the library?
4. _______ countries have you visited?

✅ Answers:

1. Which subject do you like the most?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. Which book did you borrow from the library?
4. What countries have you visited?