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Carter Lee Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

How to parse and understand of "who've" in a sentence?

Dear all,

I'm stuck at the grammar of the sentence below to understand.


"But in this programme we hear from companies who’ve got rid of managers and say it has helped them do a better job, made them happier and saved money."


Q1)Especially, I'm wondering that the reason of using "who've" as grammar. because I think that 'who' is relative clauses and who is used for person not things. In this case, companies are trying to get rid of managers. so "who" has to be which or that or something like that.

Q2)one thing more I can't understand it about 've with who. I think who've(=who have). If I right, How do I understand the grammar of this structure to understand ?


  

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Carter Lee Q1)Especially, I'm wondering that the reason of using "who've" as grammar. because I think that 'who' is relative clauses and who is used for person not things. In this case, companies are trying to get rid of managers.

— CalifJim

  • Carter Lee Q1)Especially, I'm wondering that the reason of using "who've" as grammar.
  • because I think that 'who' is relative clauses and who is used for person not things.
  • In this case, companies are trying to get rid of managers.
  • so "who" has to be which or that or something like that.
  • Right, but it's not uncommon to use 'who' with things that are actually groups of people.
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Carter LeeQ1)Especially, I'm wondering that the reason of using "who've" as grammar. because I think that 'who' is relative clauses and who is used for person not things. In this case, companies are trying to get rid of managers. so "who" has to be which or that or something like that.

Right, but it's not uncommon to use 'who' with things that are actually

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Carter Lee"But in this programme we hear from companies who’ve got rid of managers and say it has helped them do a better job, made them happier and saved money."

It refers to the upper-level management (people) in the companies.

It is probably talking about flattening the hierarchy in corporate structur

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