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Rajesh jain Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
That/which
1.I have found the pen which I lost.
2.I have lost the watch that you gave me.
I read these two sentences in a book and I am confused why "which" is used in the first sentence and "that" in the second even though both these sentences have similar structure?
2.I have lost the watch that you gave me.
I read these two sentences in a book and I am confused why "which" is used in the first sentence and "that" in the second even though both these sentences have similar structure?
Top answer
They are interchangeable: both conjunctions fit into both sentences.
- They are interchangeable: both conjunctions fit into both sentences.
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They are interchangeable: both conjunctions fit into both sentences.
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Both relative clauses are restrictive/defining. Both which and that are correct. If the relative pronoun is an object - as it is your sentences - it can be left out:
I have found the pen [that/which] I lost.
I have lost the watch [that/which] you gave me.
That is far more common in American English and some American grammarians actually
I have found the pen [that/which] I lost.
I have lost the watch [that/which] you gave me.
That is far more common in American English and some American grammarians actually
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Cool BreezeThat is far more common in American English and some American grammarians actually frown upon which in restrictive relative clauses. I have been told that Microsoft Word also flags it incorrect in such clauses.CBThank you, Cool Breeze and Microsoft!
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