Why "punish who steals things from others" is wrong
Compared to "Punish those who steal things from others" , why "punish who steals things from others" is wrong?
My point is "who steals things from others should be punished" is the same as "punish who steals things from others" , and in "punish who you want to punish" ,"who" is object ,and it's correct sentence.. So if "who" becomes "subject" ,why it is not correct?
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Punish (but who) who steals... There must be a person after punish
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"My point is 'who steals things from others should be punished' is the same as ..."
"Who steals things from others should be punished" is not a good sentence.
People would understand it, but the proper way is to have a noun/pronoun before "who", as in "Anyone who steals things from...".
In other words, "who" does not make a noun clause by itself.
Only "whoever" can - "Whoever steals things from others should be punished" is Ok.
That's why you must say "Punish those who steals ..." or "Punish whoever steals ...".
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Don't know the correct grammatical terms but "who steals from others" is a modifier of "those". It describes the "those" that are being punished. "Punish those" is correct.
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