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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Who/what
Sir,
1.I cannot see Who is in the car.
2.I cannot see What is in the car.
Here "who" and "what" are used as realtive pronoun or just conjuction or anything else?
are Both sentences correct?
Thanks.
1.I cannot see Who is in the car.
2.I cannot see What is in the car.
Here "who" and "what" are used as realtive pronoun or just conjuction or anything else?
are Both sentences correct?
Thanks.
Top answer
They are relative pronouns. Sometimes these are called fused relatives because the antecedent and the relative are fused into one word. 1.
- They are relative pronouns.
- Sometimes these are called fused relatives because the antecedent and the relative are fused into one word.
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- I cannot see the person who is in the car.
- "the person who" > "who" 2.
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They are relative pronouns. Sometimes these are called fused relatives because the antecedent and the relative are fused into one word.
1. I cannot see the person who is in the car. "the person who" > "who"
2. I cannot see the thing which is in the car. "the thing which" > "what"
Both sentences are correct.
CJ
1. I cannot see the person who is in the car. "the person who" > "who"
2. I cannot see the thing which is in the car. "the thing which" > "what"
Both sentences are correct.
CJ
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