which or who

[peter123]

Hi there,
I don't know if I should use 'who' or 'which' to modify the word 'family'.
Maybe the following sentence is not a good example.

I belong to a family which OR who is Catholic and conservative

pete

[riverkid]

Hi there,
I don't know if I should use 'who' or 'which' to modify the word 'family'.
Maybe the following sentence is not a good example.

I belong to a family which OR who is Catholic and conservative

pete

Here's an English only google, exact phrase search;

Results 1 - 10 of about 2,050,000 English pages for "a family who".

Results 1 - 10 of about 1,790,000 English pages for "a family that".

Results 1 - 10 of about 314,000 English pages for "a family which".

[peter123]

Hi there,

How about 'church', 'school', 'organisation??

I think it is safe to use 'that' instead of 'which' or 'who' if we are not sure, right?

pete

[riverkid]

Hi there,

How about 'church', 'school', 'organisation??

I think it is safe to use 'that' instead of 'which' or 'who' if we are not sure, right?

pete

'that' is a safe bet for 'church', 'school', 'organisation, Peter.