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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Animals -- who's or that's?
Do not apply a personal pronoun to an animal unless its sex has been established or the animal has a name. Is this the rule? See examples below. Is every single example below correct?
* The dog was scared; it barked.
* Rover was scared; he barked.
* The cat, which was scared, ran to its basket.
* Susie the cat, who was scared, ran to her basket.
* The bull tosses his horns.
animal whose gender we know = he/him or she/her
animal with a name = who/whom
animal with no name = that/its
· Rosie is the cat WHO tore the living room
curtains.
· Can anyone tell me if a cat THAT has rabies can
cause harm to children? (not: WHO has rabies)
Unnamed cat/sex is unknown
· That was the tiger THAT ate my homework. (unknown sex/name)
· Tony the Tiger was the one WHO ate my homework.
· Fido and Dusty are the ones WHO ate my homework.
· Rosie was the cat WHO had rabies. (Instead of THAT had rabies because we know her gender and name.)
* The dog was scared; it barked.
* Rover was scared; he barked.
* The cat, which was scared, ran to its basket.
* Susie the cat, who was scared, ran to her basket.
* The bull tosses his horns.
animal whose gender we know = he/him or she/her
animal with a name = who/whom
animal with no name = that/its
· Rosie is the cat WHO tore the living room
curtains.
· Can anyone tell me if a cat THAT has rabies can
cause harm to children? (not: WHO has rabies)
Unnamed cat/sex is unknown
· That was the tiger THAT ate my homework. (unknown sex/name)
· Tony the Tiger was the one WHO ate my homework.
· Fido and Dusty are the ones WHO ate my homework.
· Rosie was the cat WHO had rabies. (Instead of THAT had rabies because we know her gender and name.)
Top answer
Hi, Do not apply a personal pronoun to an animal unless its *** has been established or the animal has a name. Is this the rule? See examples below.
- Hi, Do not apply a personal pronoun to an animal unless its *** has been established or the animal has a name.
- Is this the rule?
- See examples below.
- Is every single example below correct?
- I agree with all these examples except as noted.
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Hi,
Do not apply a personal pronoun to an animal unless its *** has been established or the animal has a name. Is this the rule? See examples below. Is every single example below correct?
I agree with all these examples except as noted.
* The dog was scared; it barked.
* Rover was scared; he barked.
* The cat, which was scared, ran to its basket.
* Susi
Do not apply a personal pronoun to an animal unless its *** has been established or the animal has a name. Is this the rule? See examples below. Is every single example below correct?
I agree with all these examples except as noted.
* The dog was scared; it barked.
* Rover was scared; he barked.
* The cat, which was scared, ran to its basket.
* Susi
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I would add that to me the it/he/she distinction seems more important than the that/who distinction. I would never refer to either of my cats as "it", but I could imagine saying "Charilie is the cat that sleeps on my bed" instead of "the cat who..."
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khoffI would add that to me the it/he/she distinction seems more important than the that/who distinction. I would never refer to either of my cats as "it", but I could imagine saying "Charilie is the cat that sleeps on my bed" instead of "the cat who..."When I talked about my dog or my cat, I always used 'she / who'. They were both my "kids" and I wouldn't
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Hi, how about this question? What's the correct answer?
I hate that dog _________ barks all night.
A why B what C whom D who
Thanks for the reply
I hate that dog _________ barks all night.
A why B what C whom D who
Thanks for the reply
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