Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
"whose job it is" or "whose job is"
Which is grammatically correct between the following two usages:
1) I know a guy whose job is to teach English.
2) I know a guy whose job it is to teach English.
I've found both usages in The New York Times as follows:
1) The dispute also reflects the longstanding cultural differences between intelligence analysts, whose job is to warn of potential bad news,...
2) Mr. Donahue, whose job it is to sell junk bonds, thinks those battles are too far out to fight now.
1) I know a guy whose job is to teach English.
2) I know a guy whose job it is to teach English.
I've found both usages in The New York Times as follows:
1) The dispute also reflects the longstanding cultural differences between intelligence analysts, whose job is to warn of potential bad news,...
2) Mr. Donahue, whose job it is to sell junk bonds, thinks those battles are too far out to fight now.
Top answer
Both are fine. So is 'whose job is teaching English'. PS: Using the phrase 'I know a guy' pretty much frees you up from having to conform to a rigorous grammar anyway.
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Both are fine. So is 'whose job is teaching English'.
PS: Using the phrase 'I know a guy' pretty much frees you up from having to conform to a rigorous grammar anyway.
PS: Using the phrase 'I know a guy' pretty much frees you up from having to conform to a rigorous grammar anyway.
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