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Senin, 09 Juli 2012

Why You Need to Use “That” or “Which” Correctly

Changing that to which or vice verse can completely change the meaning of a sentence. Consider the following examples:
  • My car that is blue goes very fast.
  • My car, which is blue, goes very fast.
The first sentence uses that – suggesting I own more than one car (and even implying my other cars might not be so fast). This is what happens if we leave out the clause and write:
  • My car that is blue goes very fast.
  • My car goes very fast.
The sentence’s meaning has changed: the reader does not know which one of my cars goes very fast.
However, the sentence using which simple informs the reader that my car is blue. We can take the clause out without losing any essential information:
  • My car, which is blue, goes very fast.
  • My car goes very fast.

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