that vs which vs who

that vs which vs who
  "Who" (or whom) is a pronoun, and is used as the subject or object of a verb to show which person you are referring to, or to add information about a person just mentioned. It is used for people, not things.
  "Which" is a pronoun, and is used as the subject or object of a verb to show what thing or things you are referring to, or to add information about the thing just mentioned. It is used for things, not people.
  "That" is a pronoun, and is used as the subject or object of a verb to show which person or thing you are referring to, or to add information about a person or thing just mentioned. It can be used for people and things. It can sometimes be omitted.
  Example:
  The girl who was hungry.
  The boy whom I talked to.
  The dog that wagged its tail.
  The software ( that) I wrote.
  The company, which / that hired me.

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