Is it: "The boy WHO lost his homework......" or "The boy THAT lost his homework..."? Please explain, thanks.
2006-10-30 17:20:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Who
It's always WHO when you're talking about a person. If you're talking about a thing, then it's THAT.
Examples:
The boy WHO lost his homework....
The stop sign THAT was red....
hope that helps!
2006-10-30 17:22:19 · answer #1 · answered by Just another nickname 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The correct answer is "The boy who lost his homework..." The word who is used to denote an individual and the word THAT is more or less used when identifying to or with an object or a non living thing. Hope that helps you. All the Best!
2006-10-30 17:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by Angel 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe the correct one is "The boy who lost his homework..."
2006-10-30 17:29:58 · answer #3 · answered by kath68142 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The boy WHO lost.....That boy lost his
2006-10-30 17:29:32 · answer #4 · answered by Thankyou4givengmeaheadache 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are correct.
Both "who" and "that" can serve as a relative pronoun to a person.
(Wiktionary is sometimes your friend.) (But see the third link.)
2006-10-30 17:30:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Who" refers to a person, while "that" refers to a thing.
Cheers!
2006-10-30 17:28:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋