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I never know! - Who or that? See the example below E.g. In the sentence "I'm looking for some British good soul who can help me with English" Is it correct to say who or may I say "that"? Thanks!!!

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I never know! - Who or that? See the example below

E.g. In this sentence "I'm looking for some British good <good British >soul who can help me with English"

Is it correct to say who or may I say "that"? <Either who or that>

Thanks!!!
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"who can help me with English" is an identifying relative clause and is essential to understanding the sentence. You can use that or who. Both are fine but some people think that is more informal.


However, when you write sentences with a non-identifying relative clause, you can't use that to refer to a person. You should only use who.
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Both are correct. Who is used for people. You can’t say “I’m looking for a good textbook *who* can help me with English.”
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Good comes before British. English has adjective order, so they need to be in the right order. Who is ok to use here.

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