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Mofy Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Can I describe two different people with the word "who"?
Hi!
So I'm trying to write this sentence, but somehow I just can't put everything in one sentence.
There are two different people who did the same thing, so I wanna say like: "Two students, who is a senior and a junior, went to a playground" (it's an example sentence, not the real one I want to write.)
My question is... can we describe two different people by putting "and" over there? Does it make sense?
So I'm trying to write this sentence, but somehow I just can't put everything in one sentence.
There are two different people who did the same thing, so I wanna say like: "Two students, who is a senior and a junior, went to a playground" (it's an example sentence, not the real one I want to write.)
My question is... can we describe two different people by putting "and" over there? Does it make sense?
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Two students, a senior and a junior, went to the playground.
- Two students, a senior and a junior, went to the playground.
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If you want to stress the differences between them, say:
Two students, one a senior and the other a junior, went to a playground.
The proper clause is "who are respectively, a senior and a junior...". You need a plural verb with "who" if it refers to a plural antecedent.
Next, do not use "wanna;" it is not a proper English word.
Two students, one a senior and the other a junior, went to a playground.
The proper clause is "who are respectively, a senior and a junior...". You need a plural verb with "who" if it refers to a plural antecedent.
Next, do not use "wanna;" it is not a proper English word.
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AlpheccaStarsThe proper clause is "who are respectively, a senior and a junior...". You need a plural verb with "who" if it refers to a plural antecedent.I don't see why you have added 'respectively' there.
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fivejedjonI don't see why you have added 'respectively' there."Who are a senior and a junior" seems to beg for it.
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"John and Jim, who are a senior and a junior respectively ... " works. 'Respectively' is used with the meaning of 'in the same order as the people or things already mentioned' (OALD).
I see no justification for using it in "The two students, who are a senior and a junior respectively ... ". There is no order to refer back to.
I see no justification for using it in "The two students, who are a senior and a junior respectively ... ". There is no order to refer back to.
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