CockneyMafia Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Which is the more acceptable use of grammar: “I need to know of anyone that has not yet taken the exam” “I need to know of anyone who has not yet taken the exam” In short, should the word “anyone” be followed by the word “that” or “who”? It’s bugging me and really shouldn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza58 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Absolutely no expert in grammer,but the second option sounds right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 With regards to "acceptable", I'd say that both forms are in common usage and would usually be OK. If you want to be specifically, grammatically correct, then it should be "anyone who". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I need to know of anyone who has not yet taken the exam 99% sure thats the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frededwards Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 "Who" is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 "Who" is correct. They all are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browninggold Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Which is the more acceptable use of grammar: “I need to know of anyone that has not yet taken the exam” “I need to know of anyone who has not yet taken the exam” In short, should the word “anyone” be followed by the word “that” or “who”? It’s bugging me and really shouldn’t. Who cares nowdays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frededwards Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Who cares nowdays. I do. I cannot abide poor grammar. It shows a lack of attention to detail and clarity of thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 'anyone' = a person, therefore 'who'. if it was 'anything', then it would be 'which' (or 'that'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I would conjecture that who is used in conjunction with a person,but which and that are interchangeable for use with objects.Doctor Johnson is the person that made this excellent rule in the journal what he wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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