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"who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt"



 
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"who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt" #1 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 2:49 am   "who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt"
 

"People are watching and we know who is corrupt," he said. "If Najib as prime minister choose them as ministers, his political party will lose the next general elections."

Is 'is' correct? Shouldn't it be 'are' to be match 'them', which is plural?

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"who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt" #2 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 12:15 pm   "who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt"
 

You could use "are", but with "is" the sentence really means, "we know each person who is corrupt".
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"who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt" #3 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 12:21 pm   "who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt"
 

"which know each person who is corrupt".

What a marvelous sentence Jamie. Very Happy
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"who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt" #4 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 12:23 pm   "who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt"
 

Shyone wrote:
"which know each person who is corrupt".

What a marvelous sentence Jamie. Very Happy

A typo. I've fixed it.
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"who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt" #5 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 12:57 pm   "who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt"
 

Plese Teach me English i don't know how to make a setence. MY VOCABULARY IS VERRY WEEK WHAT I DO
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"who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt" #6 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 13:05 pm   "who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt"
 

Shyone wrote:
"which know each person who is corrupt".

What a marvelous sentence Jamie. Very Happy


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"who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt" #7 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 13:12 pm   "who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt"
 

Sujata Rout wrote:
Shyone wrote:
"which know each person who is corrupt".

What a marvelous sentence Jamie. Very Happy


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"who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt" #8 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 15:06 pm   "who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt"
 

I'm still confused. Should I use 'is' or 'are'?
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"who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt" #9 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 15:13 pm   "who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt"
 

Sorry for the detour.

You should use 'is', as Jamie correctly states.
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"who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt" #10 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 15:25 pm   "who is corrupt" vs "who are corrupt"
 

Thanks.
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