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Cateran Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

That or Which

1.You would like to correct my emails, which is very good.

2.You would like to correct my emails, that is very good.

Which one is correct?

Best wishes

Cateran
  

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You would like to correct my emails, which is very good. You would like to correct my emails. That is very good.

  • You would like to correct my emails, which is very good.
  • You would like to correct my emails.
  • That is very good.
  • It is my opinion that «which» in the first example is a non-defining relative pronoun.
  • In the second example, «that» is a demonstrative pronoun.
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Dear Cateran,

These are correct:-

1.You would like to correct my emails, which is very good.

2.You would like to correct my emails. That is very good.

It is my opinion that «which» in the first example is a non-defining relative pronoun. In the second example, «that» is a demonstrative pronoun.

This is incorrect:-

3. You would like t
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Just one question Goldmund. Shouldn't we use "are" instead of "is"? Which/That is referred to "emails", not to "email". Emotion: thinking
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Since Golmund is not online, I'll give my opinion on this one, if you will excuse me, Goldmund?

Neither "which" or "that" refer to "emails"; both refer to the whole clause "you would like to correct my emails", both are thus neutral - and singular.
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I see. It does seem that once more Italian has brought me to think wrong.

However many thanks to you Pieanne, for your explaination.

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You're welcome, YoHf Emotion: smile It's quite true our mother tongues can sometimes trick us!

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