Can You Use That for a Person?
Who Is Always Used to Refer to People. That Is Always Used When You Are Talking About an Object. That Can Also Be Used When You Are Talking About a Class or...
Who is always used to refer to people. That is always used when you are talking about an object. That can also be used when you are talking about a class or type of person, such as a team.
Can we use this or that for person?
That, which, who: In current usage that refers to persons or things, which chiefly to things and rarely to subhuman entities, who chiefly to persons and sometimes to animals. The notation that that should not be used to refer to persons is without foundation; such use is entirely standard.
How do you use the word that?
- 1 —used to introduce a clause that modifies a noun or adjective I'm sure that it's true.
- 2 —used to introduce a clause that modifies an adverb or adverbial expression He can go anywhere that he wants.
- 3 —used to introduce a noun clause serving especially as the subject or object of a verb He said that he was afraid.
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