About relative pronoun

"My brother and I are driving from Stockholm, Sweden to the south of Norway. (We’re part Swedish, part Norwegian, so we live in Sweden, but our family has a summer house in Norway that my grandfather built.)"

In the part "our family has a summer house in Norway that my grandfather built." Is it ok to replace "that" with "which"? Any difference? Thank you.

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ArtieKat · M

In English-English there is no difference - I personally would use which.

corta24 · 41-45, M

@ArtieKat Thank you very much!

swirlie · F

@ArtieKat

In English-English there is no difference - I personally would use which.

The word "that" with a restrictive clause adds essential details and clarification, whereas the word "which" with a non-restrictive clause adds non-essential details and context. The operative words here are "essential" versus "non-essential" details.

A restrictive clause means that the information in the clause is necessary to understand the preceding noun.

For a restrictive clause which is the case in his quoted example, his use of the word "that" is therefore correctly used.

ArtieKat · M

@swirlie I can only judge what I learned in A-Level English.

swirlie · F

@ArtieKat
Same here. Just sayin'... 🤷🏼‍♀

corta24 · 41-45, M

@ArtieKat Thank you very much!