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Which or Witch?

Twitch is the world`s leading video platform and community for gamers. Of the 70 people accused of being witches in the North Berwick area between 1590-1592, Agnes Sampson was one of them, thanks to another accused witch, Geillis Duncan. Created by Sol Saks. With Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead. A witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces. Witch definition, a person, now especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress. The word witch derives from the Old English nouns wicca ('sorcerer, male witch, warlock') and wicce ('sorceress, female witch').The word's further origins in Proto-Germanic and Proto-Indo-European are unclear.

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What is the difference between 'which' and 'witch?

• 'Which' is used to ask a question or to present additional information. For example:
• Which is best?
• Which team is won?
• They made lasagne, which I love.
• A noun 'witch' is a woman who performs magic with spells and potions. For example:
• Witches are commonly portrayed to have wrinkled skin, pimples, and pointy hats.



Which

The word 'which' can be used used to request specifying information (i.e., to ask a question) or to give specifying information. When 'which' is used to ask a question, it will be an interrogative pronoun or an interrogative determiner. When it is used to give information, it will be a relative pronoun.
Example sentences with 'which':
• Which are acceptable?
(Here, 'which' is an interrogative pronoun.)
• Which country held last year's contest?
(Here, 'which' is an interrogative adjective that modifies 'country.')
• The front wheel fell off Paul's new car, which he was driving at the time.
(Here, 'which' is being used as a relative pronoun.)
• Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces. (Julius Caesar)
(Here, 'which' is being used as a relative pronoun.)
The big question with 'which' is whether to precede it with a comma or not.
Read more about using commas with which.

Witch

The noun 'witch' denotes a woman who performs magic using spells, potions, and the invocation of spirits.
Example sentences with 'witch':
• Probably the most obvious characteristic of a witch is the ability to cast a spell.
• From 1645–1663, about eighty people throughout England's Massachusetts Bay Colony were accused of being witches.
Ways to Remember
Only a 'witch' can get an 'itch.'

Wh-Pronouns

'Which' is one of the wh-pronouns. The wh-pronouns are either interrogative pronouns or relative pronouns. Other common ones are:
• what
• where
• when
• who
• whom
• whose

Interactive Exercise

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