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Sitting Lady Sound Asleep Introduce Relative Clause Identifying

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Keyword that
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Sitting next to me was an old lady, that seemed to be sound asleep.
Correct Sentence Sitting next to me was an old lady, who seemed to be sound asleep.
Cloze Error Sentence Sitting next to me was an old lady, [[that]] seemed to be sound asleep.
Cloze Sentence Sitting next to me was an old lady, [[who]] seemed to be sound asleep.
Cloze Answer who
Choices that | who
Explanation

That is used to introduce an identifying relative clause (one which identifies, defines, or restricts the preceding noun): 'The woman that is sitting behind us is Tom's music teacher.' 'The man that I marry will have lots of money.'

That is not used to introduce a non-identifying relative clause (one which simply adds more information about the noun).

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