Can I use "who" instead of "that"?
"He is not the coward that he was ten years ago."

Although I know that "that" is suitable for this sentence, is it grammatically wrong if I use "who" instead of "that"?

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Can I use "who" instead of "that"?
"He is not the coward that he was ten years ago."

Although I know that "that" is suitable for this sentence, is it grammatically wrong if I use "who" instead of "that"?

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You could use "that", but I think it sounds better with out it. Generally, it is a good rule to cut out unnecessary words, and "that" is often an unnecessary word. Especially in writing, a good rule is "be a writer of few words". I would not use "who", it doesn't make much sense.

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yes, it's wrong. sorry ;)

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If you say, He is not the coward that he used to be ten years ago, I guess it will good.  
We use relative pronoun that instead of who ( for subject).

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Who Which That
Who is use for people
Which is used for things
That can be used for both

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Thanks.　So, can I understand like this- When "the＋adjective" is antecedent, the following relative pronoun should be that, not others-?

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