Using RELATIVE CLAUSE in the sentences
1) The persons who I love
2)The persons that I love
3) Books that will help you.
4)Books which will help you.
What is the difference between sentence 1 and 2? and between sentence 3 and 4?
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anonymous What is the difference between sentence 1 and 2? and between sentence 3 and 4? None of your examples 1 through 4 are sentences.
- anonymous What is the difference between sentence 1 and 2?
- and between sentence 3 and 4?
- None of your examples 1 through 4 are sentences.
- Persons (as in 1 and 2) may be referenced by 'that', but they are more often referenced by 'who'.
- Things (as in 3 and 4) may be referenced by either 'that' or 'which'.
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anonymousWhat is the difference between sentence 1 and 2? and between sentence 3 and 4?
None of your examples 1 through 4 are sentences.
Persons (as in 1 and 2) may be referenced by 'that', but they are more often referenced by 'who'.
Things (as in 3 and 4) may be referenced by either 'that' or 'which'. 'that' is regarded as less formal than 'w
0anonymous1) The persons who I love2
)The persons that I love
We normally speak of 'people' rather than 'persons'
0Both pairs show no semantic differences, and no syntactic differences other than what follows from "that" not being a pronoun.
Incidentally, I would echo what fivejedjon said: "people" is more natural than "persons" when talking of friends or relatives.
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