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Jigneshbharati Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

That or which is dissolved

Fish can breathe the oxygen that is dissolved in water.

I read the above in my son's Kumon's reading booklet

Is "that is dissolved in water" a defining relative clause with "that" as a relative pronoun

If we remove that, would it render the sentence ungrammatical

Would the use of "which" in place of "that" equally correct and natural?

Do we need the definite article before "water"? If we do, Could you please explain why? ??. why?

  

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Jigneshbharati Fish can breathe the oxygen that is dissolved in water. I read the above in my son's Kumon's reading booklet Is "that is dissolved in water" a defining relative clause with "that" as a relative pronoun Yes. If we remove ' that ' , would it render the sentence ungrammatical ?

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  • Jigneshbharati Fish can breathe the oxygen that is dissolved in water.
  • I read the above in my son's Kumon's reading booklet Is "that is dissolved in water" a defining relative clause with "that" as a relative pronoun Yes.
  • If we remove ' that ' , would it render the sentence ungrammatical ?
  • Yes.
  • Would the use of "which" in place of "that" be equally correct and natural?
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Jigneshbharati

Fish can breathe the oxygen that is dissolved in water.

I read the above in my son's Kumon's reading booklet

Is "that is dissolved in water" a defining relative clause with "that" as a relative pronoun Yes.

If we remove 'that

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