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As a (BrE) footnote: 1. The Yangtze is the longest river in China, that flows eastward from Tibet to the China Sea. — this non-restrictive use of "that" may be found in older texts, but is not so common these days. It is unpopular with ESL examiners. 2. The Yangtze is the longest river...

Kooyeen wrote: It seems that when we have a clause or sentence that "defines" the preceding sentence, we can use who (for people), which (for things), or that (for everything): I saw the man who/that killed all those people. I need an audio player which/that is able to read Real Media audio...

Teo wrote: the longest river in China, that flows eastward from Tibet to the China Sea. It is also called the Yangtze. In Standard British English, the above relative pronoun "that" should be replaced by "which". What about American English usage? Hi Teo, very good question, I've always...

the longest river in China, that flows eastward from Tibet to the China Sea. It is also called the Yangtze. Is it correct to have a comma after 'China' when ' that' is used? IMO, if 'which' is used, then a comma is required.

Hi Teo I would have used 'which'.

In Longman Advanced American Dictionary (page 219), the definition of the Chang Jiang is as follows: the longest river in China, that flows eastward from Tibet to the China Sea. It is also called the Yangtze. In Standard British English, the above relative pronoun "that" should be replaced...

John H wrote: Thank you for the reply. Hm,, I am guessing you are meaning basic reading english and american english? So, if anyone could tell me, for the purposes of a published novel, which should I do? I'm certain for BrE, you can remove the comma. As for AmE, I wonder whether the current...

Thank you for the reply. Hm,, I am guessing you are meaning basic reading english and american english? So, if anyone could tell me, for the purposes of a published novel, which should I do?

I have NEVER used a colon before a direct quotation, so it's not a "default" American English style.

Hear Lightning is a play by Robert F. Carroll. Characters are: 1 : Girl 2 : First Man 3 : Second Man Setting: The interior of a bus station. I need help in order to understand this play throughly. Therefore, I will write down the entire play step by step. I will ask simple...