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which item vs which items

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Which item' is used when referring to just one item, while 'which items' is used when referring to multiple items.
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Last updated: October 16, 2024 • 14580 views

which item

This phrase is correct when referring to a single item.

Use 'which item' when you are asking about a specific single item among a group of items.

Examples:

  • Which item did you choose from the menu?
  • Can you tell me which item belongs to you?
  • Mar 30, 2019 ... Played some yesterday and I couldn't see a way to choose which item I was going to convert.
  • Mar 5, 2023 ... I don't have any other errors in the logs. Is there a way to debug this further as to know which item could be gone missing ? I also recall ...
  • Aug 31, 2020 ... It might have been possible when you still had to buy the upgrades yourself, but I am pretty sure that you can not change which item is upgraded ...
  • Mar 11, 2018 ... [SOLVED] Determine which Item of a Group is switched ON · Setup, Configuration and Use Items & Sitemaps · Jonas88 (Jonas) March 11, 2018, 8:54am ...
  • Mar 3, 2023 ... Which item to upgrade to primal for tal rasha wiz? QUESTION. Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it. Upvote 4
  • Apr 24, 2024 ... [ERROR: Can't determine which item to use] Please share you ... What is the error message (if any)?. [ERROR: Can't determine which item to use] ...
  • May 10, 2023 ... Which Item did you use to commemorate Jackie's memory ? Discussion. r/cyberpunkgame - The book ? (My personal choice). The book ? (My personal ...
  • How to identify which item in FormArray emitted valueChanges event? Ask Question. Asked 5 years, 9 months ago. Modified 1 year, 2 months ago.
  • Feb 17, 2023 ... Showing a list item name based on which item is selected · I have collection “Categories” with properties: “Category_ID”, “Category_Name”, “ ...
  • Sep 24, 2024 ... How do we avoid constantly having "cant determind which item to use?" Questions · data-transformation · marsattack204 September 24, 2024, 10 ...

Alternatives:

  • which one

which items

This phrase is correct when referring to multiple items.

Use 'which items' when you are asking about specific multiple items among a group of items.

Examples:

  • Which items are on sale this week?
  • Can you show me which items you bought at the store?
  • Aug 6, 2022 ... 16 votes, 13 comments. For those of you who build satellite factories as apposed to mega factories, which items do you build at the same ...
  • I looked at which items each player had at the end of the game. I scored each item positively if it was held by a winner, and negatively if it was held by a ...
  • Mar 29, 2018 ... Without spoilers, which items are safe to sell due to not being needed elsewhere? [Automata]. Discussion. As per the title, I have loooads of ...
  • Oct 31, 2022 ... How can I find which items weren't uploaded? It says there are 26 but how do I know which 26? Thanks. Here is an image of the message I ...
  • Oct 20, 2023 ... With so many different resources and items to find and collect, I have a hard time figuring out which items are important and I should hoard ...
  • Searching which items in a collection have annotated attachments. lguenth · July 22, 2024. Piggy-backing off of previous stale discussions, I am looking for ...
  • Jul 2, 2016 ... Can I specify which items print Order Ticket stubs? I have two printers set up at our coffee shop. One is our main receipt printer that does ...
  • Control which items are synced? nikolasbasler · February 7, 2024. Hello, I have a large collection of papers with attached PDFs. I would like to read papers ...
  • Feb 5, 2019 ... Audit which items an organization member has access to · Feature Requests Password Manager · app:all · jik (Jonathan Kamens) February 5, 2019, 8 ...
  • See which items have Zotero annotations. coelen · July 10, 2024. Is it possible without opening the document to see which documents have annotations?

Alternatives:

  • which ones

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