Who love(s)...

[Diddy]

Hi forum!!!

Please give me a hand on this:

She loves her aunt. If I want to make the question...

Who love(s?) her aunt?

Should I put the "s" in the verb?

 

[Agate]

Yes you should.

 

[Setwale_Charm]

What's more, you need to do it even if you are asking a question about a plural noun:
They like this house. - Who likes this house? - They do (like this house).

 

[Diddy]

That means when making questions with: who, the verb should always have the (s), no matter the person will be in the answer? like:

Question: Who enjoys singing?
answer: They enjoy singing.

Question: Who cares about me?
answer: I care about you.

Question: Who phones you everyday?
answer: Mary phones me everyday.

Are those correct?

Thanks in advance for your replies,

 

[Setwale_Charm]

Absolutely correct, Diddi.

 

[Diddy]

Thanks!! Now I have something that makes me think again:

They love their aunt.

Who love(s?) their aunt?

If the question has the word their, it is obvious that the answer will be they... then, in this case, should the verb have the (s) ?

Thanks again,

 

[Loob]

Hi Diddy

The normal question Who? is in the singular.

If you want to make clear that you're expecting a plural answer, you'll use "which?"

Who loves their aunt?
Which children love their aunt?

A variant is Which of? which could be used in both singular and plural

Which of the children loves their aunt? (expecting a singular answer)
Which of the children love their aunt? (expecting a plural answer)

 

[Diddy]

Thanks loob and Setwale Charm... it seems that all that is clear..by now!!