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Newguest Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

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00There is a sentence: "Who knows which of us will be the first to go" I'd like to ask why "which of us" instead of "who of us" I would write "WHO". As far as I know "which" refers to things and "who" to people.02br
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0 Hi Newguest02br 02br 00You have brought up a very interesting point. 02i 02br 02br 00It is normally used in questions instead of 01i 00who of,02i 00 which is sometimes used as well. I don't think there are exact rules with regard to choosing the right pronoun.

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  • 0 Hi Newguest02br 02br 00You have brought up a very interesting point.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00It is normally used in questions instead of 01i 00who of,02i 00 which is sometimes used as well.
  • I don't think there are exact rules with regard to choosing the right pronoun.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00Cheers02br 00CB0-
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0 Hi Newguest02br
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00You have brought up a very interesting point. It is not true that 01i00which02i00 cannot refer to people; on the contrary, it very often does, particularly when followed by 01i00of02i00:02br
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01i00Which of you stole my money?02br
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0Hi Cool Breeze!02br
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00Hmm, interesting. I didn't know I can use "which" referring to people. But if I used the word "who" twice in the sentence I wrote, would it be wrong or would it just sound strange? Thanks!0-
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01cite10Newguest12cite10Hi Cool Breeze!12br
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10Hmm, interesting. I didn't know I can use "which" referring to people. But if I used the word "who" twice in the sentence I wrote, would it be wrong or would it just sound strange? Thanks!12br
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