Many a time I too feel the confusion of whether to use ‘that’ or ‘which’. So I got my answer while browsing through google. So here is the lesson that will help you understand the usage….

What is the difference between that and which?

That – That is used with restrictive phrases. Restrictive phrases are phrases that are essential to the sentence.

Which - Which is used with nonrestrictive phrases. Nonrestrictive phrases are phrases that states non essential information. A phase is nonrestrictive phase if the phase can be from the sentence.

Examples:

• The shirt that you lent me is in my bag.
• The shirt, which is red, is in my bag.
• The house that I wanted to buy has been sold.
• The house, which didn’t want to buy, has been sold.
• The food store that I go to all the time is closed today.
• The store which is near my house, is not open today.

I hope it will solve clear the confusion. If you have any better version, then please share it with our other users of this blog. Waiting for your comment

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