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Rain Lover Posted 10 years ago
So we say:
Grammar
Who + verb agreement
Practical English Usage, Michael Swan, Third edition, Page 525
When who and what are used to ask for the subject of a clause, they most often have singular verbs, even if the question expects a plural answer.
So we say:
How about this one? Is it correct to ask:
A: Who is speaking?
Q: John and David are speaking.
For this answer:
A: Who is speaking together?
Q: John and David are speaking together.
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Rain Lover How about this one? Is it correct to ask:A: Who is speaking together? No.
- Rain Lover How about this one?
- Is it correct to ask:A: Who is speaking together?
- No.
- It's not very idiomatic.
- Try the following instead.
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Rain LoverHow about this one? Is it correct to ask:A: Who is speaking together?No. It's not very idiomatic. Try the following instead.
Who is having a conversation?
John and David are having a conversation.
CJ
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Thanks for the answer, but I wonder what's wrong with it grammatically speaking.
It's not very idiomatic.
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Rain Loverwhat's wrong with it grammatically speaking.The grammar is fine, but we don't use the expression "speaking together". It's a usage problem, not a grammar problem.
CJ
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