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Originally Posted by ana2005  Hello, teachers
I have been told that WHO as subject of a clause takes a singular verb but, what happens if the answer is plural? I mean, would the following be correct?
Who are travelling by train? Peter and Jill.
or should I say:
Who is travelling by train? Peter and Jill.
Thanks a lot |
The answer to your question depends on what the speker knows or believes. If the speaker is just asking a general question with no knowledge, the singular use of "who" and a singular verb would be correct and common.
If however, your sentence followed this statement:
"Twenty people are coming, some by car and some by train",
it would be quite natural to use the plural "who" followed by a plural verb. Some would still use the singular, however.