Articles of antecedents

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1)Lee is an engineer who designed this machine.
2)Lee is the engineer who designed this machine.

#2 means the only engineer who designed this machine,so we should use "that" instead of "who"?

I'd like to know relevance between articles of antecedents and relative pronouns(who,which and that)

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Anonymous#2 means the only engineer who designed this machine,so we should use "that" instead of "who"?

No. If the antecedent is a person, you can use "who" or "that". Many people prefer "who".

Anonymous1)Lee is an engineer who designed this machine.

This one does not sound natural. If Lee is one of several engineers involved in the project, write Lee is one of the engineers who designed this machine.

AnonymousI'd like to know relevance between articles of antecedents and relative pronouns(who,which and that)

Relevance? Perhaps you mean 'correspondence'?

There is none. You may use "a" or "the" with the antecedent noun no matter which relative pronoun you use afterwards, as long as it all makes sense in terms of meaning.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks,Mr.CJ
I understand very well

Anonymous · Answer

I have one more question.
2)Lee is the engineer who designed this machine.
#2 means the only engineer who designed this machine?

Mister Micawber · Answer

Anonymous#2 means the only engineer who designed this machine?

Yes.

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