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Which or that?
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Poohbear
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Which or that?
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Dear colleagues,
at 27 degrees I �m busy correcting our final examinations, which were held today, B1-level....
There is one item on which I �d like to ask you, natives and language experts alike, for your opinion.
In the Use of English section, there is the following sentence:
Alaskans also use the tern "Alaskan Native", _________________ (???) includes all Eskimo, Aleut and Indian people of Alaska.
The solution given in the official documents is, of course, which.
My doubt:
Is "that" also correct?
And if yes / no, why (not)?
I �d be grateful for any explanation.
Hugs
Petra
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25 Jun 2010
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Kate (kkcat)
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Hello :)
We don �t use a comma before �that �, that�s why it�s impossible to use it here.
Hugs !!
PS And also it just doesnt sound right there if you say the sentence with �that� ;)
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25 Jun 2010
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teresapr
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Since it is a NON-defining Relative Clause, that cannot be used. That could only be used if it were a Defining one. Hope I was useful! |
25 Jun 2010
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mariamit
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I agree with Teresa. Non-defining ornon identifying clauses cannot use "that". |
25 Jun 2010
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blunderbuster
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What if it �s not looked at as a relative pronoun? What if it �s considered a compound sentence?
,(and) that includes....? Wouldn �t a "that" be possible then?
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25 Jun 2010
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teresapr
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I think it �s a relative clause, which refers to "Alaskan Native" and it gives additional/further information about it. |
25 Jun 2010
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mariamit
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Regina, it can �t be a compound sentence. Compound sentences contain two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The second part is not independent. It can �t stand alone.Also it is definitely non defining because it simply adds an extra p[iece of information. It doesn �t define Alaskan Native so we are back to Teresa �a original explanation. |
25 Jun 2010
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Zora
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Hmm... I �d have to agree somewhat with Blunderbuster... especially since there is no "other part" to the non-defining clause!
Non-defining gives us extra info and usually goes in the middle... here we don�t really have that.
Alaskans also use the term "Alaskan
Native" - **main sentence, right?** _________________ (???) includes all Eskimo, Aleut and Indian
people of Alaska. - and this is the
supposed clause but actually, without this sentence the main sentence is incomplete and that is not the function of a non-defining clause.
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25 Jun 2010
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teresapr
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I like Harry Potter, which is a very interesting book!- not always in the middle! |
25 Jun 2010
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mariamit
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Linda if as you say the main clause is incomplete, it cannot be a compound sentence. Both parts of a compound sentence can stand alone. So what else can it be if not a relative clause? |
25 Jun 2010
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Zora
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Well, in my opinion, it looks like a Defining Clause but it sounds weird using "that", so I am going to agree with what Kate said. "We don �t use a comma before "that""...
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25 Jun 2010
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