What are they?

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englishhobby

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Are both pairs of sentences correct? If yes, is there any difference between 1 and 2? (To me it seems the second sentence in 2 is wrong.)

1. “Who are these?” “They are my sisters.”

“What are these?” “They are my books.”

2. “Who are they?” “They are my sisters.”
“What are they?” “They are my books.”
 

bhaisahab

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The first sentence in 1 is wrong.
 

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You could fix that first sentence by adding something like 'people' or 'women' after 'these'.
 
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