"Which" functions as both interrogative pronoun -- "Which is the least
expensive car?" and as a relative pronoun: "The car which has the
highest mileage is the least expensive one." It also takes an
interrogative determiner function, as in "Which car is the least
expensive one?" (it is modifying 'car', not replacing it).
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