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For the sentence below, determine how the word in italics is used. Is it a relative pronoun, a subordinating conjunction, or neither?

Be sure to tell me which you prefer.

relative pronoun
subordinating conjunction
neither

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According to the context, the word in italics is "which".

"Which" is a relative pronoun that is used to refer to animals in general or things. A relative pronoun is a word that introduces a dependent clause and connects it to an independent clause. A subordinating conjunction, instead, is a conjunction that provides for the transition necessary between two ideas in the same sentence.

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The word in italics that is used in the given sentence above is the word "which". The word "which" in this sentence is used as a relative pronoun. A relative pronoun is a word that is used to connect a noun or a pronoun to a clause or phrase. 
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