Reading or speaking about

[Fedor]

Test No. errors/elem-2 "Be careful", question 2

Is this the book about which you were speaking last night?

(a) this
(b) which
(c) speaking

Test No. errors/elem-2 "Be careful", answer 2

Is this the book about which you were reading last night?

Correct entry: reading
The error was: (c) speaking

You have not found the error.
Is this the book about which you were speaking last night?
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why is it assumed that the person was reading and not speaking about the book?

Fedor

[Alan]

Hi,

This seems a bit odd to me, too. I shall investigate.
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[Sevide]

Hi,
Is this theperson about which you were spoken about last night?
I think in the question task it should be a book instead a person
Regards

[Sidle Jinks]

[Sevide]

I think it should be either

Is this the person about whom you were speaking last night?

or

Is this the book about which you were speaking last night?

[lost_soul]

Hi, Alan

The sentense, as it stands now, looks like Is this theperson about which you were speaking about last night?

I'm not sure if we can refer to a person using the noun "which"
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[Isatango]

Hi everyone

I agree with Alen that it must be eighter "Is this the person about who/whom you were speaking last night?" or "Is this the book about which you were reading/speaking about last night?"

even though I'm Danish I can tell something i wrong!

~Isabella~