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#1 is incorrect. Both examples have a defining relative clause.. As the relative clauses describe things, we use the relative pronoun which, or the relativiser that in the two cases here as these are defining relative clauses.
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2. It is traditionally accepted to use that for a restrictive clause and which for a non-restrictive clause. In modern English usage, “that” always introduces a restrictive clause (due to which it is almost never set off by commas). In British English, it is absolutely fine to use “which” in restrictive as well as non-restrictive clauses.
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3. That is perfectly OK here. Grammatical number does not enter into the choice between that and which. Both of them (indeed, all English relative pronouns) may be used in both singular and plural contexts. The only distinction between that and which/who/whom is that that is not permitted in non-restrictive bound relative clauses or as the ...
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The main difference between using which and that is the difference between non-restrictive and restrictive clauses. A non-restrictive clause adds information to the sentence to clarify what it follows, but isn't required for understanding the sentence. A restrictive clause, by contrast, narrows the subset of items that the noun refers to, and ...
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There is no difference in meaning. There is a difference in use. Relative clauses—the sort of clause you use, “which is blue” / “that is blue”, which tells us something more about the noun referred to by which or that—are of two sorts: restrictive and nonrestrictive.
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The answer can also be determined logically. The garden was the source of her inspiration. Her inspiration was the garden; it was from the garden. So,"from which" is correct. Share. Improve this answer. Follow. edited Jan 4, 2016 at 7:42. answered Jan 4, 2016 at 7:30.
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@StoneyB I may be too clumsy, but I guess I'm confused by the structure of your sentence '‘Pied-piping’ is the technical term for a Wh- relative pronoun’s dragging along the preposition of which it is the object when it ‘moves’ to the head of a relative clause from the position which its referent would occupy in the corresponding main clause'.
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