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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
relative clause
Can we say " All the people who got hurt in the accident were sent to that hospital." or "All the people that got hurt in the accident were sent to that hospital." ? Which is a better expression?
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All the people who/that got hurt in the accident were sent to that hospital . Both are fine and common. In careful writing, it would be more specifically accurate to choose 'who', but 'that' is very common in good speech.
- All the people who/that got hurt in the accident were sent to that hospital .
- Both are fine and common.
- In careful writing, it would be more specifically accurate to choose 'who', but 'that' is very common in good speech.
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All the people who/that got hurt in the accident were sent to that hospital.
Both are fine and common. In careful writing, it would be more specifically accurate to choose 'who', but 'that' is very common in good speech.
Both are fine and common. In careful writing, it would be more specifically accurate to choose 'who', but 'that' is very common in good speech.
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Mister Micawber it would be more specifically accurate to choose 'who', but 'that' is very common in good speech.I always like to use the more "human" pronoun.
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