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Originally Posted by Jyqm
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I think the general rule for that/which is that if the clause is absolutely necessary for the sentence to make sense, use "that."
"Dogs that bite are dangerous." If you take out the clause "that bite," the sentence doesn't mean the same thing anymore: "Dogs are dangerous." So you use "that."
"The article, which talks about the dangers of owning large dogs, was printed in Sunday's paper." This sentence still makes sense and means the same thing if you take out the clause: "The article was printed in Sunday's paper." So you use "which," and you also usually separate the clause with commas.
I think that's the rule, anyway.
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Jyqm, that's really very interesting! I knew I have to put a comma before "which" (not necessary with "that") but I didn't have a particular rule in mind as to when it is more correct to use "that" or "which"..