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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

, that/which are intended to help smokers quit

0Besides World No Tobacco Day, there are several similar holidays, such as No Smoking Day in the UK and the Great American Smokeout, 01b00that/which02b00 are intended to help smokers quit.02br
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00Hi,02br
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00Which fits better in the above, 01i00that or which02i00? Thanks.0-
  

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1b 00which02b 00: after comma 0-

  • 1b 00which02b 00: after comma 0-
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1b00which02b00: after comma 0-
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0Thanks, Marius.02br
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00I agree with you, but the original from an English magzine uses "that." So I wonder if it's also possible to use "that."0-
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0It is possible if the comma is removed. If a comma is used, 'which' is the correct word.0-
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0It is possible to use 01i00that02i00 after comma, and there's a big fight going on 01b00that/which02b00. 02br
00Bryan Garner, in Modern American Usage (you should buy it, if you can), recommends:02br
00- restrictive clauses: use 01b00that 02b01i00without02i00 comma02br
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0I almost got confused! 05000 Because I was told that "that" is not used to introduce a parenthetical clause in modern English, so it's not used with non-restrictive relative clauses. You have to use "which" in those cases.02br
00But your sentence is actually different, and the last past can actually be seen as a restrictive relative clause. So I think both are acceptable in y
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10Besides World No Tobacco Day, there are several similar holidays, such as No Smoking Day in the UK and the Great American Smokeout, 11b10that/which12b10 are intended to help smokers quit.12br
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10Hi all 02br
00Both pronouns are possible, a
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01cite10Cool Breeze12cite10The comma has nothing to do with the relative pronoun but is used because 11i10such as No Smoking Day in the UK and the Great American Smokeout12i10 is set off with commas.12blockquote
10Yeah, I would say so. 050010id1

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