Who is the antecedent of this "who"?
Who is the antecedent of this "who"?
This paragraph is from my book:
"Some few have even undertaken the heavy task of giving a detailed critique of the entire book in such an earlier draft. Fro their searching work to this degree, we are especially indebted to Jon Algeo, R A Close, and Robert de Beaugrande, who between them produced hundreds of pages of invaluable comments. But we are grateful also to W N Francis and Bengt Jacobsson, who gave comparably generous and skilled attention to large parts of the book."
I'm wondering who is, or are, the antecedent of the "who" in "who between them."
I think it is "Robert de Beaugrande", because "them" takes objective case. If it is "three of them", "them" should take the form of "themselves."
Am I right in thinking this way?
Could you help me, please?
Top answer
It refers to Jon Algeo, R A Close, and Robert de Beaugrande. These people, between them, produced hundreds of pages of invaluable comments. In other words, if you add up the comments from all three, it amounts to hundreds of pages.
- It refers to Jon Algeo, R A Close, and Robert de Beaugrande.
- These people, between them, produced hundreds of pages of invaluable comments.
- In other words, if you add up the comments from all three, it amounts to hundreds of pages.
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It refers to Jon Algeo, R A Close, and Robert de Beaugrande. These people, between them, produced hundreds of pages of invaluable comments. In other words, if you add up the comments from all three, it amounts to hundreds of pages.
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