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Deborahjeong Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Can it be replaced with the relative pronoun that?
(1) I called out the student who was turning around to see me.(2) I called out the student, who was turning around to see me
I understand the comma before who makes a difference in the meanings of the two sentences. I also understand that the relative pronoun who can be replaced with the relative pronoun "that" in sentence (1).
But what about the relative pronoun who with a comma? Can it be replaced with the relative pronoun that? I think it cannot be replaced.
Could you help me clarify it? Thank you always.
I understand the comma before who makes a difference in the meanings of the two sentences. I also understand that the relative pronoun who can be replaced with the relative pronoun "that" in sentence (1).
But what about the relative pronoun who with a comma? Can it be replaced with the relative pronoun that? I think it cannot be replaced.
Could you help me clarify it? Thank you always.
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I called out to the student who was turning around to see me. deborahjeong I also understand that the relative pronoun who can be replaced with the relative pronoun "that" in sentence (1). There are some differences of opinion about this.
- I called out to the student who was turning around to see me.
- deborahjeong I also understand that the relative pronoun who can be replaced with the relative pronoun "that" in sentence (1).
- There are some differences of opinion about this.
- Some people dislike the use of "that" to refer to people and would advocate sticking with "who".
- In practice, however, "that" is fairly common and fairly widely accepted.
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I called out to the student who was turning around to see me.
deborahjeong I also understand that the relative pronoun who can be replaced with the relative pronoun "that" in sentence (1).
There are some differences of opinion about this. Some people dislike the use of "that" to refer to people and would advocate sticking with "who". In
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