That usage - Which one is correct?

Question

1.  The bus and the   car that is yellow   are in the garage.

Here can "that" refer to just the "car" ? OR "That" has to refer to refer to both "the bus and the car" as below ??

2.  The bus and the   car that are yellow   are in the garage.

3.  The bus and the   car, which is yellow,   are in the garage.   -   This is correct but what about above two sentences.

This is stupid but I came across a problem with the usage of that when plural subject is used before that. Someone please elaborate.? 
Also explain when "that" can refer to  previous noun  and when "that" refers to the  previous compound subject ??
 According to me it depends upon the verb after that???

ALSO

1. After suffering a stroke, some patients must relearn seemingly simple tasks like walking or speaking  that trains  the healthy areas of their brains to take over the functions of the areas that have been damaged.  That refers to just speaking ?

2. After suffering a stroke, some patients must relearn seemingly simple tasks like walking & speaking  that train  the healthy areas of their brains to take over the functions of the areas that have been damaged.  That refers to both speaking and walking ?

iamdp · Answer

Can anyone elaborate on the above concept ?

AryamaDuttaSaikia · Answer

"That" - A relative pronoun modifier - The pronoun "that" refers to depends on the meaning of the sentence (which in turn is related to the "verb").

In the example sentences mentioned above:

- Sentence 1 - "That" refers to speaking. ("That" is the subject and it needs to refer to a noun in the subject. S1or S2 - "That" refers to S2.

- Sentence 2 - "That" refers to speaking and walking (X&Y - THAT refers to both X & Y and the verb is plural - train)

Hope this helps.

EducationAisle · Answer

What's the source of these sentences? Typically, one would expect that since "walking & speaking" are intended to be given as two "examples" of simple tasks, these sentences should be using "such as" and not "like".

GMATPill · Answer

1.  The bus and the   car that is yellow   are in the garage.

Here can "that" refer to just the "car" ? OR "That" has to refer to refer to both "the bus and the car" as below ??

2.  The bus and the   car that are yellow   are in the garage.

3.  The bus and the   car, which is yellow,   are in the garage.   -   This is correct but what about above two sentences.

This is stupid but I came across a problem with the usage of that when plural subject is used before that. Someone please elaborate.? 
Also explain when "that" can refer to  previous noun  and when "that" refers to the  previous compound subject ??
 According to me it depends upon the verb after that???

The word THAT -- implies that there are multiple objects -- and the one that we are talking about -- is the one THAT is yellow. 
1) This sentence implies that there are multiple cars -- but the car we are talking about is the one THAT is yellow.
2. This sentence implies that there are multiple cars AND buses -- and the particular bus and car we are talking about is the particular bus and car that are (each) yellow.
3. This sentence implies that there's just 1 bus and 1 car. The one car happens to be yellow -- but both the car and the bus are in the garage.

Hope that helps.

That usage - Which one is correct?

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