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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
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She has a smart son. He is a teacher. -> She has a smart son who is a teacher.
She has a smart son. He is a teacher.
-> She has a smart son who is a teacher.
I think that 'He' is a pronoun of 'a smart son', meaning 'the smart son' and 'who' is in place of 'He' and the two sentences carry the same meaning.
However, according to what I have learned from some teacher here, we cannot say 'He' means the same as 'who' because 'who' just modifies 'son', right?
It is so confusing.
What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you so much as usual.
-> She has a smart son who is a teacher.
I think that 'He' is a pronoun of 'a smart son', meaning 'the smart son' and 'who' is in place of 'He' and the two sentences carry the same meaning.
However, according to what I have learned from some teacher here, we cannot say 'He' means the same as 'who' because 'who' just modifies 'son', right?
It is so confusing.
What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you so much as usual.
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Hi Both are quite right. You can use 'who' to make a single sentence or you can break it into two and use 'He' as the pronoun that links the two sentences together. You can choose either!
- Hi Both are quite right.
- You can use 'who' to make a single sentence or you can break it into two and use 'He' as the pronoun that links the two sentences together.
- You can choose either!
- Dave
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Both are quite right. You can use 'who' to make a single sentence or you can break it into two and use 'He' as the pronoun that links the two sentences together. You can choose either!
Dave
Both are quite right. You can use 'who' to make a single sentence or you can break it into two and use 'He' as the pronoun that links the two sentences together. You can choose either!
Dave
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I think that 'He' is a pronoun with an antecedent 'son'...
You are correct. Pronouns refer to a previously mentioned or understood noun in the context.
"Who" is a relative pronoun, that has an antecedent 'son'. That is also correct.
Here is a definition of "relative pronoun"
noun
1. one of the pronouns who, whom, which, what, their compounds with -ever or -soe
You are correct. Pronouns refer to a previously mentioned or understood noun in the context.
"Who" is a relative pronoun, that has an antecedent 'son'. That is also correct.
Here is a definition of "relative pronoun"
noun
1. one of the pronouns who, whom, which, what, their compounds with -ever or -soe
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