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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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On which, which and that
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If what I am thinking is correct, would you say that we can sometimes use "which" and "that" interchangeably with no big difference in terms of what a sentence is trying to say? I think the word 'that' can be used to refer to a person, whereas the word 'which' can't be used.
This sentence is Clive's from a post in a thread named "Coordinating conjunction and a comma/semicolon."
Please show me some actual sentences that you would like me to comment on.
Some others made up:
1. Please show me some actual sentences on which you would like me to comment.
2. Please show me some actual sentences which you would like me to comment on.
If what I am thinking is correct, would you say that we can sometimes use "which" and "that" interchangeably with no big difference in terms of what a sentence is trying to say? I think the word 'that' can be used to refer to a person, whereas the word 'which' can't be used.
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You are right. Both which and that can be used as restrictive pronouns, while only which can be used non-restrictively. That is often used for people; which is suspect in that use-- it seems to appear almost exclusively in the Bible.
- You are right.
- Both which and that can be used as restrictive pronouns, while only which can be used non-restrictively.
- That is often used for people; which is suspect in that use-- it seems to appear almost exclusively in the Bible.
- Who , of course, is the usual pronoun for people.
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You are right. Both which and that can be used as restrictive pronouns, while only which can be used non-restrictively. That is often used for people; which is suspect in that use-- it seems to appear almost exclusively in the Bible. Who, of course, is the usual pronoun for people.
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You are right. Both which and that can be used as restrictive pronouns, while only which can be used non-restrictively. That is often used for people; which is suspect in that use-- it seems to appear almost exclusively in the Bible. Who, of course, is the usual pronoun for people.
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