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lailacatlaila
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 Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:37 pm Post subject: Which is correct? |
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Which is correct and why? It is you who are wrong. OR It is you who is wrong.
Thank you.
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pugachevV
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Both are correct.
If you are talking to more than one person - It is you who are wrong.
If you are talking to one person - It is you who is wrong.
Most likely in either case you would actually say, "You are wrong!" |
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Mary W. Ng
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:49 pm Post subject: Post subject: Which is correct? |
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| Which is correct and why? It is you who are wrong. OR It is you who is wrong. |
The first one is correct, and there is a reason for it.
Who are wrong is a relative clause modifying you. The antecedent of who is you. Since the verb in a relative clause must agree with the antecedent of the relative pronoun in number and person, the correct verb to use is are.
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