 Newguest wrote: |
"Enlightenment or delusion, who is to say which person has which."
Is it correct to write "which" since it refers to people in this case. In my opinion it should be "who" but I'm not sure. |
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Hi Newguest
Your sentence is correct. You mean the blue
which, which is followed by
a noun. It would be ungrammatical to say
who person,
who cannot be followed by a noun.
Which must be used even though the reference is to a person. You could also say
what person since the reference is not to a small group but people in general. Cf.
What boy wouldn't like a holiday like that! Or:
Which boy saw the accident?
The last
which refers to
enlightenment or delusion, in other words to a choice, and thus can't be changed.
Who is an interrogative pronoun without a noun after it, and as there is no small reference group, it is irreplaceable.
Cheers
CB