davidtao
Member
- Joined
- Nov 2, 2009
- Member Type
- Academic
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
- Current Location
- Taiwan
I am doubting a rule about relative pronouns (that or which?) which is spread widely in chinese English textbooks. I am wondering what your opinion is.
He sold all the furniture ___ we had. [According the CHinglish rules, we should only fill in "that" fo r the antecedent is modified by "all', similar modifiers including every, any, much, little , few, no ] . Which is forbidden in such cases.
However, I found many counterexamples in Native speaking websites or government documents. I am wonder in your school grammar rules, do you have such a rule? I failed to find evidence which prefers "that" to "which" in such cases in 2 authorative grammar books- LGWSE and CGEL.
Thanks for you brief opinion.
He sold all the furniture ___ we had. [According the CHinglish rules, we should only fill in "that" fo r the antecedent is modified by "all', similar modifiers including every, any, much, little , few, no ] . Which is forbidden in such cases.
However, I found many counterexamples in Native speaking websites or government documents. I am wonder in your school grammar rules, do you have such a rule? I failed to find evidence which prefers "that" to "which" in such cases in 2 authorative grammar books- LGWSE and CGEL.
Thanks for you brief opinion.