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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Relative pronouns refer just to pronouns?
I know the boy who can speak English.
1) I know the boy. He can speak English.
2) I know the boy. The boy can speak English.
When we analyze the first sentence, who refers to only He or is it possible to refer to the boy? What I mean is that relative pronouns only refer to pronouns like He, She, etc or relative pronouns refer to any nouns?
And I also think that it is okay like
I know a boy. The boy can speak English.
-> I know a boy who can speak English.
Here who refers to The boy, right?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
1) I know the boy. He can speak English.
2) I know the boy. The boy can speak English.
When we analyze the first sentence, who refers to only He or is it possible to refer to the boy? What I mean is that relative pronouns only refer to pronouns like He, She, etc or relative pronouns refer to any nouns?
And I also think that it is okay like
I know a boy. The boy can speak English.
-> I know a boy who can speak English.
Here who refers to The boy, right?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
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Hans51 When we analyze the first sentence, who refers to only He or is it possible to refer to the boy? Relative pronouns refer to the antecedent in the preceding clause, noun or pronoun. In "I know the boy who can speak English", the antecedent of 'who' is 'the boy'.
- Hans51 When we analyze the first sentence, who refers to only He or is it possible to refer to the boy?
- Relative pronouns refer to the antecedent in the preceding clause, noun or pronoun.
- In "I know the boy who can speak English", the antecedent of 'who' is 'the boy'.
- In "I know a boy who can speak English", the antecedent of 'who' is 'a boy'.
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Hans51When we analyze the first sentence, who refers to only He or is it possible to refer to the boy?Relative pronouns refer to the antecedent in the preceding clause, noun or pronoun. In "I know the boy who can speak English", the antecedent of 'who' is 'the boy'. In "I know a boy who can speak English", the antecedent of 'who' is 'a boy'.
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