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Emma Will. That. ‘That’ should be used in sentences with restrictive clauses. A restrictive clause restricts the rest of the sentence in some way. EX: My painting that was hanging in the living room was stolen. Which. ‘Which’ should be used in sentences with nonrestrictive clauses.
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That • ‘That’ should be used in sentences with restrictive clauses. • A restrictive clause restricts the rest of the sentence in some way. EX: My painting that was hanging in the living room was stolen.
Which • ‘Which’ should be used in sentences with nonrestrictive clauses. • Nonrestrictive clauses add to the sentences but do not change them. EX: My painting, which was hanging in the living room, was stolen.
Combination • Both ‘that’ and ‘which’ may be used together in a sentence as well. EX: My painting that was hanging in the living room, which had poor craftsmanship, was stolen.
Application • The answers, that/which you can find in the back of the book, are sometimes incorrect. • That is a book that/which I have not yet read. • She prefers to watch movies that/which make her laugh.
Application (cont.) • The police were able to find no evidence against her, that/which surprised no one who knows her well. • Books have been written that/which address U.S. history. • The cat, that/which is black, is unlucky.
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