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Teleostomi Posted 19 years ago
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"that" or "which"?

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10(1)Smith has a strange personality that repels many people.12br
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10(2)Charles has a fine character that he inherits from his father.12br
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10Do you think in these sentences choice of "that" is inappropriate? If so, why is it?12br
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0(1) I would call a defining relative clause, so "that" is correct.02br
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00(2) seems to be non-defining, ie the main clause makes a complete enough statement without the extra information about Charles's good character coming from his father, so "which" would be preferable.0-
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