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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Which/who/that
I am sorry but I always get confused when choosing between these:
"It is the attentive mind WHICH determines the progress of knowledge"
"It is the attentive mind WHO determines the progress of knowledge"
"It is the attentive mind THAT determines the progress of knowledge"
The meaning is that the progress of knowledge is only possible because of an attentive mind.
Thank you.
"It is the attentive mind WHICH determines the progress of knowledge"
"It is the attentive mind WHO determines the progress of knowledge"
"It is the attentive mind THAT determines the progress of knowledge"
The meaning is that the progress of knowledge is only possible because of an attentive mind.
Thank you.
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Anonymous It is the attentive mind WHICH determines the progress of knowledge OK, but "that" is more common in a cleft sentence. ( It is ... that ...
- Anonymous It is the attentive mind WHICH determines the progress of knowledge OK, but "that" is more common in a cleft sentence.
- ( It is ...
- that ...
- ) Anonymous It is the attentive mind WHO determines the progress of knowledge Impossible.
- "who" refers to a person; it can't refer to a mind.
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AnonymousIt is the attentive mind WHICH determines the progress of knowledgeOK, but "that" is more common in a cleft sentence. (It is ... that ....)
AnonymousIt is the attentive mind WHO determines the progress of knowledgeImpossible. "who" refers to a person; it can't refer to a mind. For example, you could have
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#3 is fine, and so is #1. Personally, I prefer #3.
I don't like #2 because "mind" is a thing, not a person.
[crossposted with CalifJim]
I don't like #2 because "mind" is a thing, not a person.
[crossposted with CalifJim]
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Thank you CJ and teechr.
3 sounded better to me also but I was not sure.
3 sounded better to me also but I was not sure.
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