高中英语词汇：that与which的用法区别

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　　that与which两者都可指物，常可互换。其区别主要在于：
　　1. 引导非限制性定语从句时，通常要用which。如：She received an invitation from her boss, which came as a surprise. 她收到了老板的邀请，这是她意想不到的。
　　2. 直接放在介词后作宾语时，通常要用which。如：The tool with which he is working is called a hammer. 他干活用的那个工具叫做锤子。
　　3. much, little, none, all, few, every(thing), any(thing), no(thing) 等时，通常用that。如：There was little that the enemy could do but surrender. 敌人无法,只有投降了。All [Everything] that can be done must be done. 凡能that can be done must be done.
　　4. 当先行词有the very, the only, the same 等修饰时，通常用that。如：This is the only example that I know. 我知道的例子只有这一个。Those are the very words that he used. 那是他的原话。
　　5. 当先行词有形容词最高级或序数词(包括last, next等)等修饰时，通常用that。如：。如：This is the best dictionary that I’ve ever used. 这是我用过的最好的词典。The first thing that you should do is to work out a plan. 你应该做的第一件事是订个计划。
　　6. 当关系代词在定语从句中用作表语时，通常用that。如：China is not the country (that) it was. 中国已不是过去的中国了。
　　7. 当先行词是一个既指人又指物的并列词组时，通常用that。如：They talked about the persons and things that most impressed them. 他们谈论了使他们印象最深的人和事。他们谈论了使他们印象最深的人和事。
　　8. 当要避免重复时。如：Which is the course that we are to take? 我们选哪门课程？