Joining two sentences into one.

[jupiter]

Hello teachers,

Which one is correct or both are correct?

The girl is my friend. She's standing over there.

1/ The girl who's standing over there is my friend.
2/ The girl is my friend who's standing over there.

Thanks in advance

Jupiter

[stew.t.]

Hi Jupiter

The first one is correct and more natural.

The second I would change slightly to

A (the) girl who is my friend is standing over there. (sounds slightly awkward still)

or That girl is my friend, the one standing over there.

However the last two are less frequently used and a little old fashioned.

cheers stew.t
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[FangFang]

Agree,
The girl standing over there is my friend.

[edison_chen_e_c]

The first one is abusolutely correct. The second is a little odd.

The girl is my friend who is standing over there.

we can tear 'who' apart into a conj and a pron,
the sentence becoming:
The girl is my friend and my friend is standing over there.
not
The girl is my friend and the girl is standing over there.
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The girl is my friend, and my friend is standing over there.
It's odd because the girl is not the only friend of yours, so a little odd.