That-Which | Commonly Confused Words

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That

/ðæt/

Used to refer to a specific thing or person already mentioned or known

Examples:

That night Holmes and I took a train to Norbury.'Read it to me, that's the best way.She knew now that he meant to speak.

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Which

/wɪtʃ/

Used to refer to a specific thing or person from a group; often introduces a clause

Examples:

With which laconic remark Newman turned round and hobbled away.Victoria recovered quickly, which was not easy.You'd give us the Market, which you did.

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Ways to tell them apart:

Which often introduces non-essential information, while that introduces essential information.
If you can remove the clause and the sentence still makes sense, use which.
Use that if the clause is necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
Think of that as a tighter restriction and which as more of an optional add-on.
Which is usually preceded by a comma, while that is not.

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That vs. Which

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