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Subject:Re: That and Which--is it wor... From:Grant Hogarth <CGHogarth -at- AOL -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 16 Dec 1994 16:39:46 -0500
Gail DeCamp asks about the use of:
Restrictive and non-restrictive clauses
Yes, I use them!
Grant Hogarth
Exempla:
Restrictive: We purchased the software that provided all the necessary
features. (This sentence suggests that only one kind of software had
them all.)
Non-restrictive: We purchased the software, which provided all the
necessary features. (This sentence suggests that there are lots of
kinds of software that could provide the features.)
