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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Are these sentences correct?

1) Is it correct to say "I met a woman that can speak Chinese." instead of "I met a woman who can speak Chinese.".

2) Can the "who" be deleted from this sentence: "Be the person who your dog thinks you are."?

  

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". Yes. The best writers thoughout history have ignored this who/that distinction, but I would say that in this case, "who" is much better.

  • ".
  • Yes.
  • The best writers thoughout history have ignored this who/that distinction, but I would say that in this case, "who" is much better.
  • "?
  • Yes.
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anonymous1) Is it correct to say "I met a woman that can speak Chinese." instead of "I met a woman who can speak Chinese.".

Yes. The best writers thoughout history have ignored this who/that distinction, but I would say that in this case, "who" is much better.

anonymous2) Can the "who" be deleted from this sentence: "Be the perso

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