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Eddkzk Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Could you explain what the grammatical point of using that and which together in this sentence? I would really appreciate if you could give a few more examples of this kind.

I am not a native English speaker. Thanks.

Life has a way of making the foreseeable that which never happens and the unforeseeable that which your life becomes.
  

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'That' is a demonstrative pronoun modified by a restrictive clause ('which' is used to introduce the clause because 'that that' is quite awkward). 'That which' = 'what'. )

— Mister Micawber

  • 'That' is a demonstrative pronoun modified by a restrictive clause ('which' is used to introduce the clause because 'that that' is quite awkward).
  • 'That which' = 'what'.
  • )
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'That' is a demonstrative pronoun modified by a restrictive clause ('which' is used to introduce the clause because 'that that' is quite awkward). 'That which' = 'what'.

(Formations like 'He who steals my purse steals trash' are similar structures.)
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Thank you very much indeed.
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Mister Micawber'That' is a demonstrative pronoun modified by a restrictive clause ('which' is used to introduce the clause because 'that that' is quite awkward). 'That which' = 'what'.

(Formations like 'He who steals my purse steals trash' are similar structures.)

hank you very much indeed.

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