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In the declarative sentence：

George became a writer of detective stories.

We changed it to interrogative sentence：

(What / Which) did George become a writer of?

Should I use What or Which?

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You only use "which" when you present a choice of answers. For example, if you presented someone with an apple, a banana, and an orange, you might ask "which would you like?"

As yours is an open question, you should use "what".

A more formal construction of the question would be:

Of what did George become a writer?

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  • I have never seen of what before. I have been alway thinking only of which is right.
    – Y. zeng
    Commented May 3, 2021 at 10:14
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    @Y.zeng Only if it were presented as a multiple choice question could you use "which".... for example "(a) Crime, (b) Fantasy, (c) Romance - of which was George a writer?"
    – Astralbee
    Commented May 3, 2021 at 10:17
  • Thanks a lot. I learnt a new knowledge.
    – Y. zeng
    Commented May 3, 2021 at 10:20

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