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{{quote|“I fed the cat that sat on the mat.” ''[implied: ... and I let the other one, which sat in the armchair, go hungry]''.}} | {{quote|“I fed the cat that sat on the mat.” ''[implied: ... and I let the other one, which sat in the armchair, go hungry]''.}} | ||
To be contrasted with '''[[which]]''', being a [[conjunction]] | To be contrasted with '''[[which]]''', being a [[conjunction]] introducing a ''non''-restrictive subordinate clause: | ||
{{quote|“The cat, [[which]] sat on the mat, had halitosis.” ''[Its halitosis was not contingent on its location mat-wise; indeed there could be an entirely distinct minty-breathed moggy sitting on the same mat, for all we know.]''}} | {{quote|“The cat, [[which]] sat on the mat, had halitosis.” ''[Its halitosis was not contingent on its location mat-wise; indeed there could be an entirely distinct minty-breathed moggy sitting on the same mat, for all we know.]''}} | ||
Lesson: Get a dog. | |||
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That
/ðət/ (Conj.)
Which
/wɪʧ/ (conj.)
That is a conjunction introducing a restrictive subordinate clause.
“I fed the cat that sat on the mat.” [implied: ... and I let the other one, which sat in the armchair, go hungry].
To be contrasted with which, being a conjunction introducing a non-restrictive subordinate clause:
“The cat, which sat on the mat, had halitosis.” [Its halitosis was not contingent on its location mat-wise; indeed there could be an entirely distinct minty-breathed moggy sitting on the same mat, for all we know.]
Lesson: Get a dog.