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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

that or which

0 when i used 'which' and when i used 'that'???? how can i used both words??? 0-
  

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02br 02br 00A restrictive clause is a phrase that would give the reader a more specific meaning. It is essential to make the thought of the sentence complete. 02br 02br 00Example.

— Non_nativespeaker

  • 02br 02br 00A restrictive clause is a phrase that would give the reader a more specific meaning.
  • It is essential to make the thought of the sentence complete.
  • 02br 02br 00Example.
  • 02br 02br 00Restrictive: 02br 02br 00 The glass that has milk on it is mine.
  • 02br 02br 00Here, there are several glasses and only one has milk on it.
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0That and which is for restrictive and nonrestrictive use.02br
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00This is a difficult subject matter but i would like to give it a try.02br
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00A restrictive clause is a phrase that would give the reader a more specific meaning. It is essential to make the thought of the sentence complete. We use that here.02br
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00A nonrestri
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00Would you say the following sentence which contains the word "which" is restrictive or nonrestrictive? I feel that it is restrictive and I think the context adds support to my position.02br
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00The glass 01u00which was spilled02u00 is mine. 02br
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00So, the categorization of 01i
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0If there is only one glass, it is non restrictive and you have to put commas.02br
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00If there are many glasses, you should change which to that and do not put any comma.02br
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00Deciding whether a statement is restrictive or non restrictive will depend on previous statements.0-
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