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Which phrase is correct: “what days are the mall open” vs. “what days is the mall open”?

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Question ajoutée par Dina Khatib , Brand and Communications Manager , Bayt.com
Date de publication: 2015/08/12
nina bouchibi
par nina bouchibi , Import Officer , GEANT ELECTRONICS

The first one is false,the second is correct because the question is about the mall and the mall is one entity.

أحمد فوزي زكي اسماعيل
par أحمد فوزي زكي اسماعيل , accounting manager , chapatti Indian Restaurant

in my personal thoughts the two sentences are grammatically wrong , it's better to rephrase the question with " Do you know which days the mall opens?.d

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par Utilisateur supprimé

what days is the mall open is correct, as the mall is ONE entity

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par Utilisateur supprimé

I think that the question is about the place so the second sentence is right . What days is the mall open .?

John Colangelo
par John Colangelo , Admin, Arabic Linguist and Procurement , Raytheon Technologies

The second. But I would say it like this: When is the mall open?

 

mohamed Hakim CMA CPA Candidate
par mohamed Hakim CMA CPA Candidate , Accounting Manager , Andersen saudi arabia

what days are the mall (open)

what days are the mall opens or opened   <<  correct

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what days (is) the mall (open) 

what days are the mall  opens or opened  << correct

 

 

 

 

Gayasuddin Mohammed
par Gayasuddin Mohammed , Advocate , Practicing Law before High Court at Hyderabad

Agree with the experts. Don't want to repeat. Thanks.

mohd ansar abdul rasheed
par mohd ansar abdul rasheed , HR & Admin Manager , Mercure Hotel Khamis Mushayt - Accor Hotels

In my humble opinion both questions are wrong. The pair "What" & "Which" is one of the confusing pairs of words in the English Language. If you knew about the exact meaning of these two confusing words it is easy to correct it.

 

The correct sentence is : 

Which days is the Mall open?

NB: (which is used here to choose a day or days from seven days)

 

"WHICH" is used in questions to ask somebody to be exact about one or more people to things from a limited number. (i.e. to choose from a variety)   

Which is your toothbrush?

Which of the following sentences is true?

Which is cardio exercise cycling or swimming?

Which days is the Mall open?

 

"WHAT" is used to ask for particular information about somebody or something.

for example: 

What happened last night? 

What is going on here?

What does it mean?

 

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Amir Ageeb
par Amir Ageeb , Content Senior Specialist , Elm Company

Simply, and without referring to strict grammar rules: "Is" not "Are" seems correct as it agrees with the noun "Mall", which is singular.

Abdullah Maksud
par Abdullah Maksud , Assistant teacher , A reputed high school in Bangladesh

`What days is the mall open?` is correct because the subject of the sentence is 'the mall' not 'what days'

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