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Martinlee Posted 13 years ago
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Hi there,
Is it correct to say: It is not me who is wasting your time? Can a relative pronoun (who) modify a pronoun
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Thanks.
Is it correct to say: It is not me who is wasting your time? Can a relative pronoun (who) modify a pronoun
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martinlee Is it correct to say I t is not me who is wasting your time ? Yes. martinlee Can a relative pronoun ( who ) modify a pronoun?
- martinlee Is it correct to say I t is not me who is wasting your time ?
- Yes.
- martinlee Can a relative pronoun ( who ) modify a pronoun?
- No.
- Pronouns don’t act as modifiers.
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martinleeIs it correct to say It is not me who is wasting your time?Yes.
martinleeCan a relative pronoun (who) modify a pronoun?No. Pronouns don’t act as modifiers.
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Thanks. In the sentenice, the relative pronoun "who" is a kind of pronoun, how can a relative pronoun (who) modify the pronoun
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You seem to be confusing “modify” with “refer to”. Relative pronouns don’t normally refer to other pronouns (e.g., *I met him, who I had not seen in quite some time is incorrect), but it is possible in this construction, which is known as an “it-cleft”.
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