Who

We use the word who when we need to know which person or people did something.

Example:

Question: Who cleaned the board?

Answer: Kwame cleaned the board.

In this case, we need to know which person cleaned the board. Using the word "who" helps us to find out.

The answer "Kwame cleaned the board" gives us information about which person cleaned the board.

Example:

Question: Who was late for school?

Answer: Emefa and Fafali were late for school.

In this case, we need to know which people were late for school. The word "who" helps us to find out.

The answer "Emefa and Fafali were late for school" gives us information about which people were late.

DID YOU NOTICE?

Because the subject ‘Emefa and Fafali’ is plural, we changed the verb to were so that the subject and verb agree. We will talk more about this a little later.