That or which 3

Do you have problems choosing between the relative pronouns that and which? Many people do. Here's a tip: use that to introduce adjective clauses that provide essential information about the noun they modify. Use which to introduce adjective clauses that merely provide additional, non-essential information.

1. Fall is a season many Canadians enjoy.

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2. The colourful foliage of the trees seems to brighten the sombre days get shorter and shorter as winter approaches.

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3. Hikers enjoy the flaming reds, bright yellows and deep oranges of the autumn leaves make the landscape seem on fire.

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4. The Lauriault Trail in Gatineau Park is a hike most beginners can enjoy.

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5. An Algonquin elder built the birch bark canoe is on display in the Gatineau Park Visitor Centre.

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6. The neighbours' mounds of fallen leaves they had carefully raked together earlier, became a playground for the children.

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7. The dried-out leaves crunched beneath our feet were clear evidence of an approaching winter.

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