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Srikanth Dhondi Posted 15 years ago
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Sentence formation: which or that

Sentence 1:

In most of these experiments we encounter situations which fall in the above described regime, that is the size of the liquid reservoir is finite compared to the channel/tube dimensions.

Sentence 2:

In most of these experiments we encounter situations that fall in the above described regime, that is the size of the liquid reservoir is finite compared to the channel/tube dimensions.

Which is right?

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These are OK: In most of these experiments we encounter situations which/that fall within the above-described regime : that is, the size of the liquid reservoir is limited compared to the channel/tube dimensions. )

  • These are OK: In most of these experiments we encounter situations which/that fall within the above-described regime : that is, the size of the liquid reservoir is limited compared to the channel/tube dimensions.
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These are OK:

In most of these experiments we encounter situations which/that fall within the above-described regime: that is, the size of the liquid reservoir is limited compared to the channel/tube dimensions.

(I presume that the channel/tube dimensions are not infinite!)

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