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Old 31-Mar-2008, 18:54
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Default whichever one / whatever

I’ve brought two newspapers. You can have ---- one you like.

A) whichever
B) whoever
C) whenever
D) however
E) whatever

The correct answer is A, but is "whatever one" wrong? Can't we use "whatever" with "one"? Is the number of the newspapers being "two" or a definite set is a determining factor in our choosing "whichever" rather than "whatever"?
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