Who, what, which

1. We use who to ask about people:

• who are you going to visit?
• I'm going to visit my sister
• who did Jane invite to her party?

2. We use what and which to ask about things:

• What film did you see at the cinema?
• Which newspaper do you want, The Times or the Daily Telegraph?

We normally use what when there are many possible answers:


We normally use which when there is a small number of possible answers:

3. When we form questions, we normally put a form of be or an auxiliary verb (e.g. can, will, do) after who, what and which?

• Who is the President of Peru?
• Who can speak Chinese?
• Who did you meet at the party?
• What's the capital of India?- New Delhi
• What's she doing?
• What was the name of your teacher?
• What does your father do?
• Which car will you buy, the Fiat or the Ford?
• Which shirt do you prefer, the red one or the blue one?