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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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when can 'who' be skipped (Q)

''you can help people being faced with difficulties solve their problems" or "you can help people who are being faced with difficulties solve their problems"? are they both correct?
  

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Anonymous A re they both correct? Yes. Generally speaking, you can omit a relative pronoun and a form of be when an -ing form of a verb follows.

  • Anonymous A re they both correct?
  • Yes.
  • Generally speaking, you can omit a relative pronoun and a form of be when an -ing form of a verb follows.
  • Those (who are) waiting in line will be served coffee.
  • The man (who was) standing near the door looked sick.
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Anonymous Are they both correct?
Yes. Generally speaking, you can omit a relative pronoun and a form of be when an -ing form of a verb follows.

Those (who are) waiting in line will be served coffee.
The man (who was) standing near the door looked sick.
The picture (whic

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