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Think you know when to use that for restrictive clauses (those that are necessary to complete the meaning of the sentence) and which for nonrestrictive clauses (those that are ancillary to the meaning)? Test your ability below.*
* Answers are based on the guidelines in Claire Cook’s Line by Line (which maintains the distinction between that and which in restrictive clauses adhered to in US English).
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Question 1 of 3
1. Question
Which sentence is correct?
Correct
Answer: a.
Explanation: “That my friend suggested” and “that the newspaper recommended” are necessary to the meaning of the sentence. (In fact, without the clauses, the sentence would be meaningless—you would never write, “I am deciding between two movies: one and one.”)
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Answer: a.
Explanation: “That my friend suggested” and “that the newspaper recommended” are necessary to the meaning of the sentence. (In fact, without the clauses, the sentence would be meaningless—you would never write, “I am deciding between two movies: one and one.”)
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Question 2 of 3
2. Question
Which sentence is correct?
Correct
Answer: c.
Explanation: If the writer means that only museums offering educational programming, and not museums in general, make good destinations for school field trips, then a is correct. If the writer means that all museums make good destinations for school field trips since they all offer educational programming, then b is correct.
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Answer: c.
Explanation: If the writer means that only museums offering educational programming, and not museums in general, make good destinations for school field trips, then a is correct. If the writer means that all museums make good destinations for school field trips since they all offer educational programming, then b is correct.
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3. Question
Which sentence is correct?
Correct
Answer: b.
Explanation: “Which my teacher assigned” is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence. The reader does not need to know that your teacher assigned Snow in order to understand that the novel portrays the tension described.
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Answer: b.
Explanation: “Which my teacher assigned” is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence. The reader does not need to know that your teacher assigned Snow in order to understand that the novel portrays the tension described.