Sunday, November 20, 2016

relative pronouns - "that" vs "which" usage and change of meaning in context


Sentences in question:



Our house, which has four bedrooms, is located in Ocean City.


Our house that has four bedrooms is located in Ocean City.



I don't understand or see the difference between the two sentences.


May I receive an explanation?




Answer



In



Our house, which has four bedrooms, is located in Ocean City.



which has four bedrooms is just describing the type of house. I think commas are optional.


In



Our house that has four bedrooms is located in Ocean City.




seems to be a usage to differentiate it from your other houses. For example:



Our house that has four bedrooms is located in Ocean City, and our house that has six bedrooms is located in River City.



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