Abstract

Both “as” and “which” can introduce a non-restrictive relative clause. But each of them has its own particular function in meaning, part of speech and sentence structure. Therefore sometimes they can have similar usage in a certain situation, while most often they are quite different and can not be used alternatively.

Highlights

  • The usage of “as” and “which” is illustrated, but the students are still confused in many cases and can not use them correctly in context

  • In a non-restrictive relative clause, the use of “which” is not so complicated. It is used as a relative pronoun, the meaning of which is determined by the antecedent it refers to, and it can be interpreted as “that”, “those things”, “that case”, and so on

  • Just like “which”, it is usually defined as a relative pronoun, as Professor Bo (2005: p. 536) and Professor Wang (2005: p. 491) put it

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Summary

Introduction

The usage of “as” and “which” is illustrated, but the students are still confused in many cases and can not use them correctly in context. The usage of these two relative words is far more complicated and needs a detailed study of the different special and distinctive features

Part of Speech and Meaning
Principle of Contextual Meaning
Principle of Grammatical Structure
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