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John said, "The pair of shoes that my mother bought for me last week is to my liking."
Answer A:
John said that the pair of shoes that his mother had bought for him the previous week was to his liking.
Answer B:
John said that the pair of shoes which his mother had bought for him the previous week was to his liking.
John said, "The pair of shoes that my mother bought for me last week is to my liking."
Answer A:
John said that the pair of shoes that his mother had bought for him the previous week was to his liking.
Answer B:
John said that the pair of shoes which his mother had bought for him the previous week was to his liking.
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What do you think? Why would a "that" spontaneously become a "which"? " Of course, that's not universally the case.
- What do you think?
- Why would a "that" spontaneously become a "which"?
- " Of course, that's not universally the case.
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What do you think? Why would a "that" spontaneously become a "which"?
By the way, I wouldn't have back shifted "bought."
Also, we usually use the plural for a "pair of shoes." It's not "a pair" that is the subject, but "two shoes." Of course, that's not universally the case.
By the way, I wouldn't have back shifted "bought."
Also, we usually use the plural for a "pair of shoes." It's not "a pair" that is the subject, but "two shoes." Of course, that's not universally the case.
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