It or he: Who is he? - He is Mike. vs It's Mike.

[Pedro8686]

Hello. Could you please tell me if all the examples below are correct?

-Who is he?
-He is Mike.

-Who is he?
-It's Mike.

-Who is it?
-It's Mike.

[Besho0o]

hey there ^^!!
umm just guessing
the last two r correct ..
and the 1st one would b correct depends on the situation..

[Barb_D]

What sort of context? Are you pointing to someone who just walked in? Asking who the person's new boyfriend is?

Another possibility is "That's Mike" but I don't know the context so I don't know the answer.

[Pedro8686]

I'm asking generally if all the sentences are grammatically correct and possible to say.

[Joao Fonseca]

Hi, le me introduce myself, I m Joao Fonseca, a Brazilian. I m sure that when you ask about someone you use the WHO IS. so as you wrote, who is he? I reply he is....
You can not ask who is he? and give a reply like this. it´s mike. you use it for things, or animal. orthewide I shoudl ask you like this. Who are you? I am Mike. I guess someone much clever than me might confirm, one idea I can tell you that helped a lo was, study very hard the verb to be.

-Who is he?
-He is Mike.

-Who is he?
-It's Mike.

-Who is it?
-It's Mike.
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[Barb_D]

They are all techincally correct, but you're unlikely to hear "He is Mike" as a response. If you're pointing to someone and ask "Who's he?" You'll hear "That's Mike."

[Vchandana]

I agree. The answer depends on the question.
Who is he ? needs to be answered with 'he is Mike'.
Who is it? It's Mike (usually said when the person is not present with them)

[Barb_D]

[Vchandana]

like you said in your post, 'he is mike' is technicaly correct but you dont hear people say it cos its rude to Mike if he is with them.

[Pedro8686]

First, thank you for your answers.

Second, I'd like to give some more specific examples then.

I have a picture with a family. The family consists of 4 people:
George - the father
Mike - the son
Mary - the mother
Sally- the daughter

1st situation:
I show Mike on a picture with a family and ask:

-Who is he?
-He is Mike.

-Who is he?
-It is Mike.

-Who is it?
-It is Mike.

Who is it?
He is Mike

Are all the examples correct and possible?

2nd situation:
I show George on the same picture and ask:

-Is he Mike?
-No, he is not.

-Is he Mike?
-No, it is not.

-Is it Mike?
-No, it is not.

-Is it Mike?
-No, he is not.

Are all the examples correct and possible here too?

A situation when introducing people personally would be quite different, I suppose.
For example:
-This is my friend Mark.
or
-It's my brother Peter.

and questions:
- Who is you firend? (you came with)
or
-Could you introduce me your friend?

That way should be better for introducing people personally, I think.

I will be grateful for your answers. Cheers : )

[Pedro8686]

Could somebody please mark incorrect sentences in the first and second situation?