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Anuj89 Posted 15 years ago
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Who was it said that
Who was it said that.....
Doesn't this sentence need another 'who', as in 'who was it who said that'
I have seen this sentence many times and it still bugs me.
Doesn't this sentence need another 'who', as in 'who was it who said that'
I have seen this sentence many times and it still bugs me.
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" John
- " John
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Who was it that said "Rome was not built in a day?"
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Who said "If life hands you lemons, make lemonade."
John
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Who said "If life hands you lemons, make lemonade."
John
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Of course, you could just say 'Who said ...' but then that doesn't show that the speaker thinks s/he knows the answer or at least that s/he know that s/he is quoting someone.
If you look at the answer, 'it was X who said that', you can see which part of the sentence the question is about and why there has to be 2 'who's. ( 'who' the question and 'who' the relative pronoun)
If you look at the answer, 'it was X who said that', you can see which part of the sentence the question is about and why there has to be 2 'who's. ( 'who' the question and 'who' the relative pronoun)
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