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Puzih LaoWai Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Is this a correct use of "that which"?

The sculpture I bought yesterday was copied from that which is sitting in the president's garden.

Also, which parts of speech are "that" and "which"?

Thanks in advance.

BRM
  

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Yes, but it's a bit 'clunky'. You could improve it by replacing 'that' with 'the one'. 'That' is a pronoun which we understand from the context to mean 'the sculpture'.

— BillJ

  • Yes, but it's a bit 'clunky'.
  • You could improve it by replacing 'that' with 'the one'.
  • 'That' is a pronoun which we understand from the context to mean 'the sculpture'.
  • 'Which' is a relative pronoun referring to 'that'.
  • BillJ
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Yes, but it's a bit 'clunky'. You could improve it by replacing 'that' with 'the one'.

'That' is a pronoun which we understand from the context to mean 'the sculpture'.

'Which' is a relative pronoun referring to 'that'.

BillJ
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