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those who

fixed phr..
B1 Intermediate Oxford

fixed phr.. the people who do a specific thing or have a certain quality.

fixed phr.. a relative construction used to define a specific subgroup of people based on a following relative clause; functions as a plural subject or object.


SIMPLE

Those who arrive late must wait outside.

CONTEXTUAL

The scholarship is only available to those who have lived in the city for five years.

COMPLEX

History often forgets those who worked behind the scenes to ensure the success of the revolution.

Usage

always followed by a verb or a relative clause to identify which people are being discussed.

Teaching tip

explain that 'those' acts as a pronoun for 'the people'; it is a more formal and efficient way to generalize than saying 'people who'.

Pitfall

Them who want to go should sign up.Those who want to go should sign up.use the demonstrative pronoun 'those' as a subject, never the object pronoun 'them'.

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