Difference between “which” and “, which”?
Is there a difference between the following two sentences?
She read the document which upset me.
She read the document, which upset me.
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Is there a difference between the following two sentences?
She read the document which upset me.
She read the document, which upset me.
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Is there a difference between the following two sentences?
She read the document which upset me.
She read the document, which upset me.
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Is there a difference between the following two sentences?
She read the document which upset me.
She read the document, which upset me.
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She read the document which upset me - suggests that the document included something that upset you. In this case, I would use "She read the document that upset me" because "that" is a restrictive word, which means that it provides essential information about the noun "document" and is used without a comma.
She read the document, which upset me - suggests that the fact that she read the document upset you.
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I agree with MihaelaP
In terms of grammar:
She read the document which upset me. ('which upset me' is adjectival to 'document')
She read the document, which upset me. (', which upset me' is adverbial to 'read')
Note that American English makes a greater distinction between 'that' and 'which' than British English.
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I wouldn't say that "which upset me" in the second example is adverbial, since that implies that it modifies the verb, which it doesn't. Supplementary (non-defining) relatives are not modifiers. Instead they have a semantic 'anchor' that they refer you. In this case the anchor is the whole main clause "she read the document". We understand her reading the document upset you.
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She read the document which upset me - suggests that the document included something that upset you. In this case, I would use "She read the document that upset me" because "that" is a restrictive word, which means that it provides essential information about the noun "document" and is used without a comma.
She read the document, which upset me - suggests that the fact that she read the document upset you.
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She read the document which upset me - suggests that the document included something that upset you. In this case, I would use "She read the document that upset me" because "that" is a restrictive word, which means that it provides essential information about the noun "document" and is used without a comma.
She read the document, which upset me - suggests that the fact that she read the document upset you.
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She read the document which upset me - suggests that the document included something that upset you. In this case, I would use "She read the document that upset me" because "that" is a restrictive word, which means that it provides essential information about the noun "document" and is used without a comma.
She read the document, which upset me - suggests that the fact that she read the document upset you.
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She read the document which upset me - suggests that the document included something that upset you. In this case, I would use "She read the document that upset me" because "that" is a restrictive word, which means that it provides essential information about the noun "document" and is used without a comma.
She read the document, which upset me - suggests that the fact that she read the document upset you.
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I agree with MihaelaP
In terms of grammar:
She read the document which upset me. ('which upset me' is adjectival to 'document')
She read the document, which upset me. (', which upset me' is adverbial to 'read')
Note that American English makes a greater distinction between 'that' and 'which' than British English.
answered 2 days ago
chasly from UK
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I wouldn't say that "which upset me" in the second example is adverbial, since that implies that it modifies the verb, which it doesn't. Supplementary (non-defining) relatives are not modifiers. Instead they have a semantic 'anchor' that they refer you. In this case the anchor is the whole main clause "she read the document". We understand her reading the document upset you.
– BillJ
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I agree with MihaelaP
In terms of grammar:
She read the document which upset me. ('which upset me' is adjectival to 'document')
She read the document, which upset me. (', which upset me' is adverbial to 'read')
Note that American English makes a greater distinction between 'that' and 'which' than British English.
answered 2 days ago
chasly from UK
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I wouldn't say that "which upset me" in the second example is adverbial, since that implies that it modifies the verb, which it doesn't. Supplementary (non-defining) relatives are not modifiers. Instead they have a semantic 'anchor' that they refer you. In this case the anchor is the whole main clause "she read the document". We understand her reading the document upset you.
– BillJ
yesterday
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I agree with MihaelaP
In terms of grammar:
She read the document which upset me. ('which upset me' is adjectival to 'document')
She read the document, which upset me. (', which upset me' is adverbial to 'read')
Note that American English makes a greater distinction between 'that' and 'which' than British English.
answered 2 days ago
chasly from UK
22.8k13068
I agree with MihaelaP
In terms of grammar:
She read the document which upset me. ('which upset me' is adjectival to 'document')
She read the document, which upset me. (', which upset me' is adverbial to 'read')
Note that American English makes a greater distinction between 'that' and 'which' than British English.
answered 2 days ago
chasly from UK
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chasly from UK
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chasly from UK
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I wouldn't say that "which upset me" in the second example is adverbial, since that implies that it modifies the verb, which it doesn't. Supplementary (non-defining) relatives are not modifiers. Instead they have a semantic 'anchor' that they refer you. In this case the anchor is the whole main clause "she read the document". We understand her reading the document upset you.
– BillJ
yesterday
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I wouldn't say that "which upset me" in the second example is adverbial, since that implies that it modifies the verb, which it doesn't. Supplementary (non-defining) relatives are not modifiers. Instead they have a semantic 'anchor' that they refer you. In this case the anchor is the whole main clause "she read the document". We understand her reading the document upset you.
– BillJ
yesterday
I wouldn't say that "which upset me" in the second example is adverbial, since that implies that it modifies the verb, which it doesn't. Supplementary (non-defining) relatives are not modifiers. Instead they have a semantic 'anchor' that they refer you. In this case the anchor is the whole main clause "she read the document". We understand her reading the document upset you.
– BillJ
yesterday
I wouldn't say that "which upset me" in the second example is adverbial, since that implies that it modifies the verb, which it doesn't. Supplementary (non-defining) relatives are not modifiers. Instead they have a semantic 'anchor' that they refer you. In this case the anchor is the whole main clause "she read the document". We understand her reading the document upset you.
– BillJ
yesterday
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