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Rule "Agreement of relative pronoun 'who' and verb"
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Agreement of relative pronoun 'who' and verb |
| Message: |
Did you mean \3? Alternatively, check whether the singular of '\1' should be used. |
| Category: |
Grammar
(ID: GRAMMAR)
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| Link: |
https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/grammarpunct/subjectverb/ |
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- There is a man downstairs who wants to speak to you.
- This movie is about a squirrel who gains human-like intelligence.
- You're the only one amongst your friends who speaks French.
- Mary is the only one of our students who has achieved national recognition.
- People who win the lottery are lucky.
- Tom is one of the best people who walks this earth.
- I don't think that Tom knows who has to do that.
- ...umentation) as well as Kathy Reeves who is currently my only direct report at the ...
- They gave to him the name 'agyieus' as the protector god of public places and houses who wards off evil, and his symbol was a tapered stone or column.
- ... can only be held by someone in priestly orders who has been ordained for at least six years.
- I have found documentation that tells who has control of the Adjust function.
- as his spouse in his Who's Who entry.
- Are you a language specialist with team leading skills who isn't afraid of software development?
- Second, if you are familiar with anyone else in London with deep Enron background and broad commercial shoulders who's looking for an open lane, we need to talk to them.
- He worked for Rick Lammers who speaks highly of him though.
- The most effective way for a customer to secure IP rights and obligations is through a contract that clearly states who owns what.
- The "Robert L Hall at ETandS" to whom this is addressed is not Bob Hall in Networks who reports to me.
- I don't think Tom cares who comes to his party.
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RELATIVE_CLAUSE_AGREEMENT [1]
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| Version: |
6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-22 22:33:07 +0200)
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