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Old 15-Jun-2007, 22:50
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Default Re: relative clauses (that vs. who)

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Originally Posted by Lenka View Post
Jane's the best tennis player ____ has been selected from that club.

a) whose
b) which
c) that
d) who


The right answer is supposed to be c) that. However, I don't understand why "who" isn't used instead! Why?
Jane's the best person ____ has been selected from that club.

What now? There's something more afoot but I can't put my finger on it.

There are actually some limited situations wherein 'which' is used for people.
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