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Language in Use 1

Who? / What? / Which?

Fill in the gaps with who, which, what.
Ask questions with:
Who
Who 1 __________________ would you like to speak to?
about a person
Which (+of) Which
about a person or thing 2 __________________ department do you want, sir?
What
about things, actions, ideas, opinions, __________________ do you mean?
What
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jobs, etc
Which
Use who and what when there is a limitless number 4 __________________ student answered the question?
of people or things to choose from.
Who's your sister?
Which
5 __________________ DVD did you buy?
What's your favourite radio station?
Who
Use which when there is a limited choice. 6 __________________ has been invited to the party?
Which (of the girls in the picture) is your sister?

What
Note: Which and what, but NOT who, may be used 7 __________________ does he do?
before nouns.
Which car is yours? 8 ‘I got a letter from Brian today.'
What colour is it? who
Who came? but not Who girl came? ‘Brian __________________?'

Uncountable nouns

Use the prompts to make sentences, chang-
i a. They may refer to liquids (oil), things we eat (sugar), ing the verb form where necessary.
abstract ideas (news, information), natural materials
(gold, cotton). 1 he / give / me / very / useful / advice.
b. Some common uncountable nouns do not come under ________________________________________________
He gave me some very useful advice.
the categories above: furniture, money, hair, luggage
ii. They have only one form and cannot normally be used
2 news / be / really / worrying.
with the indefinite article a / an or with numbers.
This / The news is really worrying.
iii. They may come after words like the, some, any, no, ________________________________________________
much, this/that, little, my/your.
There's not much bread left. 3 you / have / luggage?
I have little information to give to you, I'm afraid. Do you have any luggage?/Have you got
________________________________________________
iv. When they become the subject of the verb, the verb is any luggage?
in the singular. 4 there / be / fruit / but / there / be / no / vegetables.
The furniture we bought was rather expensive. There is some fruit but there aren't any
________________________________________________
v. Some nouns may be either countable or uncountable vegetables.
depending on the meaning:
5 money / be / in / the / drawer.
I've bought a paper (=newspaper). but
The money is in the drawer.
There is some paper on my desk(=to write on). ________________________________________________
vi. Another way to show quantity with uncountable nouns
is to use words that describe them as units such as piece, 6 not / forget / to buy / two / soap.
bit, bar, glass, tin, packet, loaf, sheet together with of. ________________________________________________
Don't forget to buy two bars of soap.
Ten sheets of paper.
A useful piece of advice. 7 there / be / egg / on / my dress.
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There is (some) egg on my dress.
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