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    Can you see the boy dancing with your sister?

    Can you see the boy dancing with your sister? Does it mean:

    Can you see that the boy is dancing with your sister? or
    Can you see the boy who is dancing with your sister?
    Thanks for correcting me.

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    the second one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil View Post
    the second one.
    I agree. I know you are working from a book and have limited choices... HOWEVER.... as an American, I would have said, "Can you see who the boy is dancing with your sister?"
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    Thanks.
    Thanks for correcting me.

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    Can you see who the boy is dancing with your sister?
    Can you see the boy who is dancing with your sister?
    These are different questions. Answers:
    Yes, I see who it is.
    Yes, I see the boy.

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