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Diamondrg Posted 20 years ago
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noun clause

0Add you scores up and we'll see ---- won.02br
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00a) who02br
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00b) whoever02br
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00Which one would you use?0-
  

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0Yes; "add you01b00r02b00 scores up".02br
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0What about these?02br
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001- I'll take whoever wants to go. (Longman)02br
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002- I'll take who wants to go.02br
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003- I don't know who knows the truth.02br
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004- I don't know whoever knows the truth.02br
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00What is the rule governing their use?050010id37
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01cite10Diamondrg12cite10What about these?12br
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101- I'll take whoever wants to go. (Longman)12br
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102- I'll take who wants to go.12br
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103- I don't know who knows the truth.12br
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104- I don't know whoever knows the truth.12br
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01cite10Diamondrg12cite12br
10What about these?12br
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101- I'll take whoever wants to go. (Longman)12br
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102- I'll take who wants to go.12br
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103- I don't know who knows the truth.12br
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104- I don't know whoever knows the truth.12br
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0 You may say "01u00Who ever02u00 [note they are two words] knows the truth?" to mean "I'm certain nobody knows the truth". But I don't think we can say "I don't know whoever knows the truth". "I don't know who knows the truth" is "I don't know the person who knows the truth".02br
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