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On Fri, Feb 02 2018, Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> I agree. You haven't consulted Fowler though, I see. (Drat! Where's my copy |
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> when I need it?) He says the difference is whether we have a defining |
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> clause. If what follows actually defines the subject of the sentence, use |
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> "that". Otherwise it's "which". |
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The terminology I was taught is that |
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"which" introduces a nonrestrictive clause set off in commas |
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"that" introduces a restrictive clause. |
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"The ice cream that is in the fridge is cold" |
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restricts the assertion of coldness to the ice cream in the fridge as |
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opposed to some other ice cream. |
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"The ice cream, which is in the fridge, is cold" |
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asserts two points. |
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The ice cream is cold. |
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The ice cream is in the fridge. |
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