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I was clad in white robes who were slowly turning grey.
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Nightmare85
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Use who to describe humans, not things.
P.S. I'm not 100% sure if the rest is okay.
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Use who to describe humans, not things.
P.S. I'm not 100% sure if the rest is okay.
Cheers!
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A robe is a thing, not a person, therefore you use which, not who.
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Don't you think that would be better?
I would use which if the sentence would be something like:
I was clad in white robes, which was very embarrassing.
(Please do not focus too much on its sense :-D)
In this sentence you don't describe the white robes directly.
That's why I would use which.
In the original sentence, however, I would go for that, because you describe them.
P.S. Not sure about the comma.
Cheers!
I would use which if the sentence would be something like:
I was clad in white robes, which was very embarrassing.
(Please do not focus too much on its sense :-D)
In this sentence you don't describe the white robes directly.
That's why I would use which.
In the original sentence, however, I would go for that, because you describe them.
P.S. Not sure about the comma.
Cheers!
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