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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Grammar
Hi,
Just a quick question that may seem silly, but I'd appreciate if someone had an answer.
Is it grammatically incorrect to say "The girl that sings in a rock band"
or is
"The girl who sings in a rock band" correct?
Does this rule apply to most sentences of this type?
Just a quick question that may seem silly, but I'd appreciate if someone had an answer.
Is it grammatically incorrect to say "The girl that sings in a rock band"
or is
"The girl who sings in a rock band" correct?
Does this rule apply to most sentences of this type?
Top answer
Not a silly question. Some grammarians insist on 'who' for people, but the fact is that 'that' is quite common. This is the comment from the Am Heritage Dictionary: "Some grammarians have argued that only who and not that should be used to introduce a restrictive relative clause that identifies a person.
- Not a silly question.
- Some grammarians insist on 'who' for people, but the fact is that 'that' is quite common.
- This is the comment from the Am Heritage Dictionary: "Some grammarians have argued that only who and not that should be used to introduce a restrictive relative clause that identifies a person.
- This restriction has no basis either in logic or in the usage of the best writers; it is entirely acceptable to write either the woman that wanted to talk to you or the woman who wanted to talk to you.
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Not a silly question. Some grammarians insist on 'who' for people, but the fact is that 'that' is quite common. This is the comment from the Am Heritage Dictionary:
"Some grammarians have argued that only who and not that should be used to introduce a restrictive relative clause that identifies a person. This restriction has no basis either in logic or in the usage
"Some grammarians have argued that only who and not that should be used to introduce a restrictive relative clause that identifies a person. This restriction has no basis either in logic or in the usage
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Mister MicawberThis restriction has no basis either in logic or in the usage of the best writers; it is entirely acceptable to write either the woman that wanted to talk to you or the woman who wanted to talk to you.·"Very good, MrM![Y] Moreover, that, or rather a differently spelled form of it, was used as a relative pronoun to refer to people for hun
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