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Which pronoun to use?
When we have a human as a subject of the sentence and there is a subordinate clause, which pronoun should we use.
1. The people who were here today will come back tomorrow.
2. The people, that were here today, will come back tomorrow.
Both who and that are relative pronouns but which one of the two is more appropriate.
1. The people who were here today will come back tomorrow.
2. The people, that were here today, will come back tomorrow.
Both who and that are relative pronouns but which one of the two is more appropriate.
Top answer
First: no commas in #2. Second: who is preferred /more appropriate, but that is common in speech and casual writing, and is becoming ever more so.
- First: no commas in #2.
- Second: who is preferred /more appropriate, but that is common in speech and casual writing, and is becoming ever more so.
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First: no commas in #2.
Second: who is preferred /more appropriate, but that is common in speech and casual writing, and is becoming ever more so.
Second: who is preferred /more appropriate, but that is common in speech and casual writing, and is becoming ever more so.
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