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Andyw12345 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Which or that - that this is the question!...

0Hi people,02br
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00Please could somewbody advise me whether '01b00which'02b00 or '01b00that02b00' makes more sense in the part sentence below:02br
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00...has provided a framework 01b00which 02b00can be used...02br
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00Thanks in advance guys and thanks in general for the great site :-)0-
  

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0 Hi,02br 02br 00I was taught that in defining relative clauses (as yours seem to be, although it's only a small fragment) both 01b 01i 00which 02i 02b 00and 01b 01i 00that 02i 02b 00can be used, without any difference in meaning. ) say that 01b 01i 00that 02i 00 02b 00would be the most appropriate choice in defining relative clauses. 0-

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  • 0 Hi,02br 02br 00I was taught that in defining relative clauses (as yours seem to be, although it's only a small fragment) both 01b 01i 00which 02i 02b 00and 01b 01i 00that 02i 02b 00can be used, without any difference in meaning.
  • ) say that 01b 01i 00that 02i 00 02b 00would be the most appropriate choice in defining relative clauses.
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0 Hi,02br
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00I was taught that in defining relative clauses (as yours seem to be, although it's only a small fragment) both 01b01i00which 02i02b00and 01b01i00that 02i02b00can be used, without any difference in meaning. 02br
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00However, you might hear somebody (not me!) say
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0Thanks Tanit - very much appreciated!0-
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