KOHEI
Can I use "who" instead of "that"? "He is not the coward that he was ten years ago." Although I know that "that" is suitable for this sentence, is it grammatically wrong if I use "who" instead of "that"?
2015년 5월 4일 오후 5:59
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You could use "that", but I think it sounds better with out it. Generally, it is a good rule to cut out unnecessary words, and "that" is often an unnecessary word. Especially in writing, a good rule is "be a writer of few words". I would not use "who", it doesn't make much sense.
2015년 5월 4일
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yes, it's wrong. sorry ;)
2015년 5월 4일
If you say, He is not the coward that he used to be ten years ago, I guess it will good. We use relative pronoun that instead of who ( for subject).
2015년 5월 5일
Who Which That Who is use for people Which is used for things That can be used for both
2015년 5월 4일
Thanks. So, can I understand like this- When "the+adjective" is antecedent, the following relative pronoun should be that, not others-?
2015년 5월 4일
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