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Common Errors

Common Error 7.1 Do you use which, who, or that?

who / that
Because of housing shortages in Shanghai, single Chinese people which are from other cities in China
are not allowed to buy property there.
which
Amphibians, that are animals that can breathe on land and in the water, are cold-blooded.

RemembeR: • In essential adjective clauses, use who or that to refer to people. Use that or which for
things.
• In nonessential adjective clauses, use who for people and which for things.

ACTIVITY 4 Common Error 7.1

Fill in the blanks with which, who, or that. More than one answer may be possible.

1. The Athabascans, are the original Alaskans, are not considered Eskimos like the

Inupiat and Yup’ik.

2. Most dried fruits contain the same vitamins and nutrients as their nondried counterparts, with the
exception of raisins, are lower in vitamin C than grapes.

3. Great managers are people can delegate, encourage, and give credit to those
employees deserve it.

4. Many people believe the myth people only use 10 percent of their brains.

5. Vitamin D, people need for healthy bones and teeth, comes from exposure to
sunlight.

6. Forest kindergartens are schools are outside in nature, usually in forests.

7. Clouds are simply a gathering of very small droplets of water or crystals of ice
are so light they can float in the air.

8. It is important to drink lots of water, comprises almost two-thirds of the body.

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