Friday, July 2, 2010

Difference between "That" & "Which"

That - "That" is used with restrictive phrases.

Restrictive phrases are phrase. that are essential to the sentence.

Which - "Which" is used with nonrestrictive phrases.

Nonrestrictive phrases are phrases that state non essential information. A phrase is considered nonrestrictive phase if the phase can be omitted from the sentence.

Examples:
* The shirt that you lent me is in my bag.
* The shirt, which is red, is in my bag.
* The house that I wanted to buy has been sold.
* The house, which I didn't want to buy, has been sold.
* The food store that I go to all the time is closed today.
* The store, which is near my house, is not open today.

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