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Aster Posted 21 years ago
Question 1)
The strength of a carbon-chlorine bond is stronger than that of a carbon-bromine bond, which is in turn greater than a carbon-iodine bond.
A which is in turn greater than
B which is in turn stronger than
C that is in turn greater than
D that is in turn stronger than
E in turn stronger than
Here i think B and D are the only ones which can fit in the underlined part. But what i was not able to figure out was wether it is correct to use "which" or "that" as mentioned in the choices B and D. Please can you clarify what is the usage of which and that. Can you also give some examples to elaborate.
Aster
Vocabulary
that vs which
Question 1)
The strength of a carbon-chlorine bond is stronger than that of a carbon-bromine bond, which is in turn greater than a carbon-iodine bond.
A which is in turn greater than
B which is in turn stronger than
C that is in turn greater than
D that is in turn stronger than
E in turn stronger than
Here i think B and D are the only ones which can fit in the underlined part. But what i was not able to figure out was wether it is correct to use "which" or "that" as mentioned in the choices B and D. Please can you clarify what is the usage of which and that. Can you also give some examples to elaborate.
Aster
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Your question and/or answers may be mistyped, Aster, as A is identical to the original clause. As it stands, either A or B are acceptable. That will not work here, as the writer is offering extra information about the C-Br bond; a non-restrictive clause is the result.
- Your question and/or answers may be mistyped, Aster, as A is identical to the original clause.
- As it stands, either A or B are acceptable.
- That will not work here, as the writer is offering extra information about the C-Br bond; a non-restrictive clause is the result.
- Restrictive clauses on the other hand will accept either that or which , though the former is usually preferred (for an obvious reason-- it helps distinguish the nature of the clause).
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Your question and/or answers may be mistyped, Aster, as A is identical to the original clause. As it stands, either A or B are acceptable.
That will not work here, as the writer is offering extra information about the C-Br bond; a non-restrictive clause is the result. Restrictive clauses on the other hand will accept either that or which, though the former is us
That will not work here, as the writer is offering extra information about the C-Br bond; a non-restrictive clause is the result. Restrictive clauses on the other hand will accept either that or which, though the former is us
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