Are these sentences grammatically correct?
Are these sentences grammatically correct?
In the sentences, the verb agreement is the same as when we remove the "he thinks"?
- He will eliminate who he thinks are his enemies.
- He will eliminate whoever he thinks are his enemies.
(I'm in doubt because I've never seen a sentence structure such as [whoever + plural verb + plural noun], instead I've seen [whoever + plural noun + plural verb].)
- He will eliminate who he thinks is his enemy.
- He will eliminate whoever he thinks is his enemy.
- The cat eats what it thinks are threats to its owner.
- The cat eats whatever it thinks are threats to its owner. (I have the same doubt as above)
- The cat eats what it thinks is a threat to its owner.
- The cat eats whatever it thinks is a threat to its owner.
Lastly when it's two subjects, joined by "and", is the verb plural? Does it work for both "who" and "whoever"?
For example: - She looked at whoever/who she thought were her son and her daughter.
Thank you very much.
Top answer
overthinker - He will eliminate who he thinks are his enemies. This is grammatical but so old-fashioned it is unidiomatic these days. overthinker - He will eliminate whoever he thinks are his enemies.
- overthinker - He will eliminate who he thinks are his enemies.
- This is grammatical but so old-fashioned it is unidiomatic these days.
- overthinker - He will eliminate whoever he thinks are his enemies.
- ) It's fine.
- "Who" and its cousins take the number of their antecedent.
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overthinker- He will eliminate who he thinks are his enemies.
This is grammatical but so old-fashioned it is unidiomatic these days.
overthinker- He will eliminate whoever he thinks are his enemies. (I'm in doubt because I've never seen a sentence structure such as [whoever + plural verb + plural noun], instead I've seen [whoever
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