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Who, Which, That

Rule 1
Who refers to people. That and which refer to groups or things.

Rule 2
That introduces essential clauses while which introduces nonessential clauses.

Rule 3
If this, that, these, or those has already introduced an essential clause, use which to introduce the next clause, whether it is essential or nonessential.

Who and Whom

Rule
Use the he/him method to decide which word is correct.
he = who
him = whom

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