Our Realtime report lets you see and fix grammar, style and spelling issues quickly. If you would like to know more about a suggestion, just click on the orange 'i'. You'll see articles and videos to help you learn as you edit. In the first sentence, it's the building that gave me the shivers, maybe because it featured imposing architectural details like creepy gargoyles.
The fact that it towered over the sightseers is extraneous information. In the second one, however, the fact that the building was towering over the sightseers gave me the shivers, because I thought it was going to fall over on them.
Here's another example where the use of "which" and "that" completely changes the meaning of the sentence. The first sentence discusses the location of your only home and it just so happens to have 4 bedrooms. Lucky you, it's in the Caribbean. The second sentence points out that the home you own with 4 bedrooms is located in the Caribbean, which means you have more than one home, lucky dog. It also happened to look like a telephone booth. In the second sentence which uses the restrictive clause , Bill and Ted are concerned with the time machine that looks like a telephone booth.
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Follow us. Examples of that in use In the following sentences, the precise meaning is altered if each restrictive clause is removed: The song that you performed right before intermission is my favorite. I think I finally caught a glimpse of the bird that is building a nest in the window. Do you remember the name of the book that Carla recommended to us?
How do you use which? Examples of which in use In these examples, the information provided by each nonrestrictive clause is not essential. This sandwich, which has my favorite pickles , is delicious! These pairs of pants, which no longer fit me , should be given away.
Don't Get Mixed Up Again! Get Dictionary. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. That which doesn't confuse you makes your grammar stronger! Like this article on the difference between "than" and "then. Optionally omit "the time". Feedback 2. Three-fifty Main street is the address where you can write me. Three-fifty Main street is the address — in which on which at which you can write me. Optionally omit "the address".
Feedback 3. The lake where we swam was clean and clear. The lake — in which on which at which we swam was clean and clear. Feedback 4. Optionally omit "the year". Feedback 5. Seven o'clock is the time when I get up. Seven o'clock is the time — in which on which at which I get up. Feedback 6. California is the state where I live. California is the state — in which on which at which I live. Feedback 7. Parking lot D is the place where I parked my car.
Parking lot D is the location — in which on which at which I parked my car. Optionally omit "the location". Feedback 8. Summer is the time when people enjoy warmer weather. Summer is the season — in which on which at which people enjoy warmer weather. Optionally omit "the season".
Feedback 9. The backyard is the place where we can relax outside. The backyard is the area — in which on which at which we can relax outside. Optionally omit "the area". Feedback Practice 2 The Ferry Building. Correct Incorrect. Now the Ferry Building serves as a center of activity where San Franciscans shop, eat, catch transportation, and relax near the water.
Practice 3 The Galata Bridge. The bridge spans the Golden Horn at a site in which a natural harbor forms. Edit 21 The bridge spans the Golden Horn at a site in which a natural harbor forms. Edit 22 It is the exact place in which the Bosporus flows into the sea of Marmara.
Edit 23 It is also the place at which the old Istanbul meets the new. Edit 24 The last bridge was destroyed in the year in which a fire badly damaged it. The bridge has three car lanes and a lane on which trams go. Edit 25 The bridge has three car lanes and a lane on which trams go. Edit 26 In the evening, the time in which fisherman come to catch their evening meals, the bridge becomes a bustling place.
Edit 27 Sunset is also the time at which the faithful are called to prayer. Edit 28 Tourists and locals walk along the first deck on which there are a number of restaurants and shops.
Edit 29 Fisherman stand side by side at the railing at which they cast their lines into the water. Edit 30 Never is there a time at which the bridge is not completely occupied and bustling with people. Understanding and Using English Grammar. Huddleston, Rodney D. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge UP, Murphy, Raymond. English Grammar in Use. Swan, Michael.
Practical English Usage. Background Information "Galata Bridge. Accessed on 26 Aug. Images "Flower Child. Cropped and resized.
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