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Chocchipmin Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Do you know it was Napoleon ( ) invented canned food?
Hi, I have a question about cleft sentence.
"Do you know it was Napoleon [ ] invented canned food?"
In this sentence, which one is correct answer and why?
I think both 'who' and 'that' are correct, but some teachers say that 'who' is the best answer.
In my opinion, 1. 'who' is correct because Napoleon is a person,
and 2. 'that' is also correct because the sentence is(I think) 'cleft sentence'.
Please give me some advice.
"Do you know it was Napoleon [ ] invented canned food?"
In this sentence, which one is correct answer and why?
I think both 'who' and 'that' are correct, but some teachers say that 'who' is the best answer.
In my opinion, 1. 'who' is correct because Napoleon is a person,
and 2. 'that' is also correct because the sentence is(I think) 'cleft sentence'.
Please give me some advice.
Top answer
Both, IMO.
- Both, IMO.
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When a relative pronoun replaces a person, and I have to use it as a subject, I always use "who".
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Marius HancuBoth, IMO.Both 'that' and 'who' can be used, but 'who' is more commonly used.
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Chocchipmin
Hi, I have a question about cleft sentence.
"Do you know it was Napoleon [ ] invented canned food?"
In this sentence, which one is correct answer and why?
I think both 'who' and 'that' are correct, but some teachers say that 'who' is the best answer.
In my opinion, 1. 'who' is correct because Napoleon is a perso
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