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Bamtori Posted 20 years ago
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Is "that" here restrictive or non-restrictive?

0He pulled up 01font00a02font00 satellite image 01font00that02font00 showed three of the nasty storms moving south.0-
  

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10He pulled up 11font10a12font10 satellite image 11font10that12font10 showed three of the nasty storms moving south.12br
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10Here, the "that" clause is a "restrict
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0 Used as a relative pronoun, 01i00that02i00 is always restrictive. There is no 'non-restrictive' 01i00that02i00.02br
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0Then, isn't it more appropriate to use "the" instead of "a" in front of "satellite image"?0-
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10Then, isn't it more appropriate to use "the" instead of "a" in front of "satellite image"?12br
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10Not necessarily, Bamtori. The article "a" or "the" doesn't depend upon the relative pronoun "that" in this sentence.0-
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00Taking as it is that used as a relative pronoun, that is always restrictive but the sentence in contention does warrant "the" in front of "satellite image," 01b00can you give me couple of examples that warrant "thes" as results of having relative pronoun "that"?02b0-
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0 The use of a clause beginning with "that" after a noun does not require "the" before that noun -- nor "a" -- nor any article. The use of the article is for reasons independent of the use of the "that" clause.02br
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00 You don't remember John? He's a man that I met last week.02br
00 You don't remember John? He's the man that I met last week.02br

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