Here's a chart summarizing the subject and object relative pronouns for defining (necessary information) and non-defining (extra information) clauses.
Practice 5, pg. 136-137
A.
1. People in Thailand have a festival that/which/X they call the festival of Loy Krathong, "Festival of the Floating Leaf Cups.
2. The Thais float little boats, which they have made out of banana leaves, lotus, or paper, down a river in the evening.
3. The boats, which they have decorated with lighted candles, incense, coins, and flowers, float down the river in the moonlight.
B.
1. On the first day of Pongal, families gather in the kitchen and boil a pot of new rice that/which/X they cook in milk.
2. Then, they offer some of the sweet rice to the sun god, whom they thank for ripening the rice crop.
3. The second day of Pongal is for the rain, which they thank for helping the rice to grow.
4. A traditional Pongal gift is a clay horse, which they paint in bright colours.
5. On the third day of Pongal, the farmers honour their cattle, which they decorate with flowers and coins.
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