When to Use “That” vs. “Which”

And the most important question to ask when deciding

Karen DeGroot Carter
Curiosity Never Killed the Writer
4 min readMar 30, 2021

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To know when to use “that” in a sentence and when to use “which,” it helps to be armed with some tips as well as a thorough understanding of each term and how it’s being used. As usual, Grammar Girl provides information on both, but I’m going to try to keep what can be a complicated discussion of two seemingly innocent…

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