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Would the meaning be the same if I replace "which is good" with "that is good"? Why "which" was used here?

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Rebecca

No, it would not be the same if you replaced "which" with "that" in this case. This is because "is good" is a new clause and it is nonrestrictive. "Which is good" introduces new information into the sentence which is not essential. Whenever you are introducing new information after a clause and it is irrelevant to the main point of the sentence, you can use "which". Ex: They gave us some fresh fruit, which was very nice of them. Ex: It only cost a dollar which was very cheap.

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