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That Vs Which..............How and when to use?

by kaudes11114 » Tue Feb 04, 2014 7:34 am
As a result of a supernova explosion, every human being on Earth was bombarded on February 23, 1987, by about 100 billion neutrinos; fortunately, neutrinos are harmless elementary particles that are produced in nuclear reactions and that interact very weakly with matter.

1. neutrinos are harmless elementary particles that are produced in nuclear reactions and that
2. neutrinos, which are harmless, are elementary particles produced in nuclear reactions and which
3. neutrinos are harmless elementary particles produced in nuclear reactions and which
4. these harmless elementary particles are produced in nuclear reactions, and neutrinos
5. these elementary particles, harmless products of nuclear reactions, are neutrinos that

I am really confused between A and C
Why which can not be used in this case?
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by AnjaliOberoi » Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:56 am
That-- refers essential part/restrictive pronoun
which -- non essential, can be removed /non restrictive
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:28 am
AnjaliOberoi wrote:That-- refers essential part/restrictive pronoun
which -- non essential, can be removed /non restrictive
Yep.

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by [email protected] » Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:50 pm
Hi kaudes11114,

Here's another way to think about the words "that" vs. "which"; its' about "specific" vs. "non-specific/vague"

Given a choice between those options, the word "that" is used to emphasize a specific noun.

eg. The student preferred to attend THAT school.

The word "which" is used to avoid specifics and keep an idea vague.

eg. The student wasn't sure WHICH day would be best for his GMAT exam.

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by parveen110 » Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:26 pm
Whts the correct answer to the question??
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:33 am
parveen110 wrote:Whts the correct answer to the question??
A.
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by [email protected] » Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:24 pm
Hi parveen110,

Since the sentence refers to a specific noun (neutrinos) and specific details about them (they're "harmless elementary particles" and they "interact very weakly with matter"), the word "that" fits (and "which" does not).

Final Answer: A

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by ankushtulips » Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:02 am
Manhattan guide states that the word that cannot refer to a plural antecedent.
Isn't it contrary to OA : A.
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:15 pm
ankushtulips wrote:Manhattan guide states that the word that cannot refer to a plural antecedent.
Isn't it contrary to OA : A.
In this sentence, "that" is used as a relative pronoun to link the relative clause to the noun "particles". Since "particles" agrees with "are produced", it is fine.

I'm not sure what the Manhattan guide says, but it might be referring to using "that" as an adjective, in which case it must be used with a singular noun. That musician, not that musicians.
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