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Subject: Re: 'Which' or 'That'
Date: 3 Aug 2005 14:20:06 -0700
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To echo Mike in a more specific way, are you talking about the use of
"which" or "that" in adjective/relative clauses, such as:
That's the house which Ruth built.
That's the house that Ruth built.
Something like that?
Gran wrote:
> What's the easiest rule to follow (if there is one) regarding when to
> use 'which' or 'that' in a sentence.
>
> Simple replies or pointers to an online Idiot's Guide please - I'm
> not a grammar guru but this is one little niggle which / that gets me
> twitchy.
>
>
> --
> Oh bugger them spellies and commas.
> I *knew* wot I meant.
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