Guest  +  14549 Mon, 01 Dec 03 11:24 AM i am an american exchange student in austria so i have several opportunities to correct papers. sadly, i do not know the difference of "which" and "that". Guest Difference Between

	whl626  +  14553 Mon, 01 Dec 03 12:27 PM " He was the most eloquent speaker that I ever heard " , ( that is better than which ) because the superlative adjective ' the most ' used in the first clause. After the words, all, same, any, none, nothing, only, as, ( use that ) whl626 Joined on Sun, Aug 24 2003 Regular Member 882 Learn English every day Difference Between, Clauses

	krmjr  +  14564 Mon, 01 Dec 03 03:48 PM These two words can be confusing. Here's a good rule of thumb: Use "that" whenever the identity "that" is replacing is known to the speaker. Examples: I will read the book that is written by my favorite author. (not: "which is written..") All that I can see from here is beautiful. She didn't even apologize, and that is why I am angry. (not: "apologize, which is why...") Use "which" whenever the speaker does not know what "which" is. Examples: Which route will we take to get there? I do not know which [one] is the better car. krmjr Joined on Sat, Nov 29 2003 New Member 26 Difference Between

	anon1  +  39391 Mon, 26 Jul 04 06:48 PM Some people adhere to a rule that says in effect use "that" for restrictive relative clauses and "which" for non-restrictive relative clauses. A good discussion of this topic can be found here. My own personal belief is that this rule has been relaxed over time. Now you can use "that" and "which" much more interchangably with restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses. But some still rigourously adhere to this rule. I hope that helps. anon1 Joined on Fri, Jul 2 2004 Senior Member 2,049 Difference Between, Clauses

	miriam  +  39502 Tue, 27 Jul 04 10:13 AM The relative pronoun "which can introduce both restrictive and non restrictive relative clauses, as you will read in any fairly good grammar. "The house which I bought last year has three bedrooms." (restrictive) "The house, which I bought last year, has three bedrooms." (non-restrictive) On the other hand, you will probably not find "that" as the introductory pronoun of a non-restrictive relative clause in a text written by anyone who has some knowledge of grammar. "The house (that) I bought last year has three bedrooms." "The house, that I bought last year, has three bedrooms." incorrect "The toys that are in the garden are not my children's." "The toys, that are in the garden, are not my children's." incorrect In the "incorrect" sentences, "which" is the right pronoun to use. There is yet another type of relative clause in which "which" is preferred to "that": what is called "sentential relative clause" by some authors because it does not modify any preceding nouns in particular but a whole clause: "John was late for dinner last night, which made me angry." In this sentence, "which" refers to/replaces the whole clause "John was late for dinner last night". Some teachers tell their students that a good way to recognise this use of "which" is to see if it can be replaced by "the fact": "John was late for dinner last night; 'the fact' made me angry." Miriam miriam Joined on Mon, May 10 2004 Argentina Regular Member 821 "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." Plato Grammar, Difference Between, Clauses, Nouns, Pronouns, Relative Pronouns

	Mister Micawber  +  405632 Fri, 17 Aug 07 08:11 AM This thread confuses several different uses of the two words in its discussions.  In your case: I know which is the better car-- the speaker knows but has not revealed the information. I know that is the better car -- this 'that' is not a relative pronoun; it is a demonstrative pointing to the better car, so the information has been revealed.  The same sentence can also be cast as:  I know (that) that is the better car. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,825 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Difference Between, Nouns, Pronouns, Relative Pronouns