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Originally Posted by Casiopea  Good question.  Take another look at this structure, Jane's the best tennis player. It's copular ( 's = is). The subject complement here, a title, the best tennis palyer, refers to a person, Jane. So, the best pronoun for that referential pair would be that, not which, because that can refer to people and things, whereas which cannot.
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Hi C,
Yes, you are absolutely right about the superlative + that combo. I just have a quick question. I recently replied to a thread saying that "which" could not be used as a relative pronoun referring to people (in this case it was "family"). Anglika & engee30 both though "which" was fine. I suggested perhaps if the family was considered
a unit (thing-like!) then maybe it was possible but it didn't sit well with me. What do you think?
F
