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Yesterday I read a sentence in a book:
Kim is a person that everyone who knows really likes a lot.
Is this sentence grammatical and natural?

2007-07-08 13:14:19 · 8 answers · asked by peterpan 1 in Society & Culture Languages

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I don't think so. It seems to have one relative pronoun (that) introducing two relative clauses ("that everyone who knows" and "that everyone likes a lot") at the same time.

I would say "Kim is a person that (or whom) everyone who knows her (or him) likes a lot."

2007-07-08 13:34:38 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0 0

You should tell us what book you found it in to help us out. At first it seems correct, but I think that the general population does not actually read full sentences, and just skim over it (at least from experience). Breaking it down, it is difficult to make sense of it in one sentence.

Editors make mistakes, but I think I am going to have to say it is correct, assuming it is a book that was originally written in English. If it is an English textbook (and you are using us for your homework), or a book translated from another language, then I am not as sure.

I'm sorry I can't give you a real answer.

2007-07-08 13:22:20 · answer #2 · answered by Ri B 3 · 0 0

ya that sentence has problems. Who wrote that? It sounds better: Kim is a person that is liked a lot by everyone who knows her. You can add really between is/liked but i like it better w/out.

2007-07-08 13:43:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No, it doesn´t sound correct.
Kim is a person who is liked by everyone he knows.
I think this would be better grammatically.

2007-07-08 13:24:08 · answer #4 · answered by inesmon 5 · 0 0

grammatically correct, but confusing

Kim is a person who is liked by everyone who knows her

2007-07-08 13:37:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I'm not that good at english grammar, but I don't think it is, I would change it to read...
Kim is liked a lot by everyone she knows.

2007-07-08 13:17:56 · answer #6 · answered by amondriscoll 3 · 1 0

this is corect: "Kim is a person who everyone knows and realy likes a lot"

2007-07-08 13:21:34 · answer #7 · answered by ferrari_zz 5 · 0 0

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2016-10-01 04:13:08 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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