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It was that which made him decide to resign that summer,when he was sixty five.

I could not understand why the writer used both relative pronouns (that,which) together?

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    But "that" is not a relative pronoun. It is a pro-form here referring to something previously mentioned. The only relative pronoun is "which", which is anaphoric to the pro-form "that", the antecedent. – BillJ Apr 02 '17 at 06:51
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    Giving context and giving sources helps getting answers. Your sentence is from Good-bye, Mr. Chips. – None Apr 02 '17 at 06:57

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That is not a relative pronoun in this sentence, it is a demonstrative pronoun. It refers to a fact that has just been stated. Let's look at the preceding sentence:

In 1913 Chips had had bronchitis and was off duty for nearly the whole of the winter term. It was that which made him decide to resign that summer, when he was sixty-five.

"That" replaces the whole preceding sentence.

You could rephrase the sentence as:

The fact that he had had bronchitis in 1913 and was off duty for nearly the whole of the winter term made Chips decide to resign that summer.

Which is the only relative pronoun in the sentence you quoted and it refers to that.

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