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Which ???. That ???. The Which Trials:. That or Which?. Nobody likes a dog that bites? OR Nobody likes a dog which bites?. Rules 1. If you drop the clause and lose the point of the sentence, use that . . Rules 1. The dog that won best in show was Buster’s bulldog. REMOVE
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Which??? That??? The Which Trials: That or Which?
Nobody likes a dog that bites? • OR • Nobody likes a dog which bites?
Rules 1 • If you drop the clause and lose the point of the sentence, use that.
Rules 1 The dog thatwon best in show was Buster’s bulldog. REMOVE The dog was Buster’s bulldog.
Rules 2 A which clause goes inside commas.
Rules 2 Buster’s bulldog, which had one white ear, won best in show.
Commas, which cut out the fat, Go with which, never with that.
Practice!!! • The students (that/which) were done played on their phones. • My dog, (that/which) is a poodle, can do lots of tricks. • The teacher (that/which) gives a lot of homework is a meany. • The tree (that/which) lit up was decorated for Christmas. • My clock, (that/which) is really annoying, woke me up too early this morning.