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Pepepe Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Whose..
Hello!
I am wondering if a sentence like the following is grammatically correct and also sounds good:
"Whose boyfriend is he?"
I know we can say:
"Whose boyfriend is that?"
But in my example, as you can notice, we mention someone we are talking about.
Thank you so much!!
I am wondering if a sentence like the following is grammatically correct and also sounds good:
"Whose boyfriend is he?"
I know we can say:
"Whose boyfriend is that?"
But in my example, as you can notice, we mention someone we are talking about.
Thank you so much!!
Top answer
He and that are both pronouns, used to refer to someone already mentioned. Depending on the situation, either would work.
- He and that are both pronouns, used to refer to someone already mentioned.
- Depending on the situation, either would work.
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He and that are both pronouns, used to refer to someone already mentioned. Depending on the situation, either would work.
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Thank you Philip, doubt solved:)
p.s we could be pointing at someone we haven´t mentioned yet, in the first case (with that).
p.s we could be pointing at someone we haven´t mentioned yet, in the first case (with that).
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Pepepe Thank you Philip, doubt solved:)p.s we could be pointing at someone we haven´t mentioned yet, in the first case (with that).Correct! Hence, the grammatical term 'demonstrative.'
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