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Jooney Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Relative clause

Hi,

I know him who I thought was a magician.

I'm wondering if there is any case where a restrictive relative clause modifies a pronoun.

If I put a comma between him and who, thereby making it a supplementary relative clause, it becomes grammatically correct, right?

I know him, who I thought was a magician.

I would appreciate an answer. Thanks.
  

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Neither one makes any sense to me. It may be possible to construct a grammatical sentence like that, but I can't say that I've heard anyone use such a structure in real life. Maybe someone else on the forum can help.

— CalifJim

  • Neither one makes any sense to me.
  • It may be possible to construct a grammatical sentence like that, but I can't say that I've heard anyone use such a structure in real life.
  • Maybe someone else on the forum can help.
  • CJ
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Neither one makes any sense to me. Emotion: smile

It may be possible to construct a grammatical sentence like that, but I can't say that
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Thank you for the reply, CJ.

I agree with you that both sentences sound odd. My question is whether a restrictive relative clause can modify a personal pronoun. Is it possible?
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jooneyThank you for the reply, CJ.

I agree with you that both sentences sound odd. My question is whether a restrictive relative clause can modify a personal pronoun. Is it possible?
Yes. If you Google "him who" you'll find that most of the examples are Biblical quotes or religious songs. "he who" and "she who" get quite a few hits as well. Most
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Thank you very much. I appreciate your help.
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