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Grammar and Linguistics > Who is / Who are
Who is / Who are
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amyi
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Who is / Who are
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Hello Everyone! I wonder if you can help me. I �ve given my pupils an exercise to do which includes: _____ _____ in the kitchen? Janet and John are in the kitchen. Now, my question is: why do we say "Who is" rather than "Who are"? Is it because when we ask the question, we don �t know how many people are in the kitchen? As a native speaker, I know that I should know the answer, but I just don �t have any explanation to offer the pupils who wrote "Who are". I �d be very grateful for any help you could give me! Thank-you! Amy |
28 Oct 2013
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flo england
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Hello!
this is a very good question indeed! I would say "Who is in the kitchen?" because as you said you don �t know that there �re two people when you ask the question.
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28 Oct 2013
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titine69
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You are both right.We use "who is" because who refers to "he" or "she"when we ask the question.I �m not sure it helps but it �s the same when we ask:Who comes to the party tonight?We use the singular.
That �s a tricky question!
Titine |
28 Oct 2013
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amyi
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Thank-you both very much for taking the time to help me! Amy
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30 Oct 2013
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