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something that vs something which

Both 'something that' and 'something which' are correct and commonly used in English. They can be interchangeable, but 'that' is more commonly used in restrictive clauses, while 'which' is more common in non-restrictive clauses.

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Last updated: September 06, 2024

something that

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'something that' when introducing a restrictive clause, where the information is essential to the meaning of the sentence.

Examples:

I need something that can help me relax.
She found something that belonged to her.
Is there something that you want to tell me?
Do you have something that I can borrow?
There must be something that we can do to help.

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But you always think we're something that we're not. And now you call me every single night. I only answer 'cause I'm too polite. We happened once, or maybe it ...
But you always think we're something that we're not. And now you call me every single night. I only answer 'cause I'm too polite. We happened once, or maybe it ...

Alternatives:

something which
something who
something where
something when
something why

something which

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'something which' when introducing a non-restrictive clause, where the information is additional and not essential to the meaning of the sentence.

Examples:

She found something which she had lost long ago.
There's a new app, which is something which could be useful to you.
The book, which is something which I bought last week, is really interesting.
The car, which is something which I've been saving up for, is finally mine.
The project, which is something which we've been working on for months, is almost complete.

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Sarah revealed something which has caused tension with your grandmother.
It's something which has spread incredibly fast.
The fight against discrimination is something which concerns us all.
Because I'm suffering the nagging certainty that my eyes are seeing something which my brain refuses to process.
Think about something which could help our enquiries.
Then he said something which surprised me.
I have something which I should like to return to Your Majesty.
Actually, there is no need to end something which has never been.
But here is something which truly was his.
But today I discovered something which has the same strength.
A blow from something which left a bruise without breaking his skull.
We are moving into something which none of us have ever experienced.
You hear something which does not exist at all...
You teach me something which I did not know.
And this really is something which creates completely new problems for us.
These ideas have brought together something which has made India happen the way it is today.
So really, retranslating that technology and developing something which was so clean, it was virtually pollution-free.
What the Convention must do is formalise something which is already a reality.
That is something which we in Europe forget at our peril.
Finally, I say to Mr Kuckelkorn that we cannot secure something which does not exist.

Alternatives:

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something who
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something why

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