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Scientific Writing and Presentation in English Lecture 6b: “That” and “Which” (+ misuse of pronous) A. Godfrey Tsinghua University, Spring 2008 Providing more information in one sentence • It is good style (creates a good flow) to join together related ideas, results, and information o • !“The samples were annealed at 300 C for 2 hours. They were taken from the centre of the test pieces.”! » (not wrong, but bad) o • “Samples were annealed at 300 C for 2 hours. The samples were taken from the centre of the test piece.” » (not wrong, but bad) • “The samples, which were taken from the centre of the test o piece, were annealed at 300 C for 2 hours” » ?? (correct, but did you mean this?) • “The samples that were taken from the centre of the test piece were annealed at 300oC for 2 hours” » ?? (correct, but did you mean this?) Scientific Writing: Lecture 6b #2 The difference between “that” and “which” • There is a difference – though many native speakers do not realise this • The difference is blurred in spoken language • For academic/scientific writing you should use one of these words (the correct one!) – “The samples, taken from the centre of the test piece, were annealed at 300oC for 2 hours” (not good – avoid) – “The samples taken from the centre of the test piece o were annealed at 300 C for 2 hours” (not good – avoid) • using “that” or “which” will tell the reader unquestionably the correct meaning Scientific Writing: Lec