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Michelle Cha Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Precedents of relative pronouns

Please check of the following sentences are right or wrong.

1. He who got a perfect score looks so happy.
2. He got a perfect score who looks so happy.
3. I like him who is Ann's best friend.
4. This which looks old was one of my favorites.
5. She had this for a while which looked old and worn.
6. They who believe in God will help us.
7. I trust them who trust me.

Which ones are grammatical and which are not?
  

Top answer

1. 2. He got a perfect score who looks so happy.

— Anonymous

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  • He got a perfect score who looks so happy.
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  • I like him who is Ann's best friend.
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Michelle Cha Please check of the following sentences are right or wrong.1. He who got a perfect score looks so happy.2. He got a perfect score who looks so happy. 3. I like him who is Ann's best friend. 4. This which looks old was one of my favorites. 5. She had this for a while which looked old and worn. 6. They who believe in *** will help us. 7. I trust them who trust
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1. He who got a perfect score looks so happy.
Grammatical. The structure seems too formal for the subject matter though.

2. He got a perfect score who looks so happy.
You may see sentences with this kind of structure in old books. In modern English it is effectively incorrect.

3. I like him who is Ann's best friend.
Grammatical, but again the str
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