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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Metaphoric modification

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00Can someone tell me how to differentiate between the relative pronouns which modify both "animate" and "inanimate" things figuratively or in a metaphoric way.02br
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00You are my sun --------shines in my dark world.02br
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00a) who b) which02br
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00He is the lion of desert --------has no mercy for his/its enemies02br
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00a) who b)which02br
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00That guy is a donkey------is stubborn and unwilling to agree on the issue.02br
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00a) who b) which02br
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00She is my chocolate cake -------I eat three times a day.02br
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00a) who b) which02br
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00He is a cucumber -------tastes nasty02br
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00a) who b) which0-
  

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02br 02br 01font 00If you are referring to [that], [who] and [which], each has it's function for animate and inanimate object. Rule of thumb is, [that] can be used for both, depending on context. [Which] is for inanimate object and [who] is for animate object.

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00Can someone tell me how to differentiate between the relative pronouns 00which modify 01b01font00both02font02b00 "animate" and "inanimate" things 00figuratively or in a metaphoric way.02b
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