grammar frame · neutral
those who + V
Band 6-7speakingtask2
people who + verb — refers to a group of people who do something (defining relative clause)
Examples
“Those who work hard usually improve faster.”
“Those who refuse to recycle often don't realise the environmental impact of their actions.”
“Those who arrived late missed the opening talk.”
Band 8 sentence
“Those who have reliable access to quality information are better placed to participate in informed public debate.”
Collocations
- those who + verb
- those of whom / those which
Word family
those demonstrative pronounwho relative pronoun
Common mistakes
those which→those who
Those who arrives late...→Those who arrive late...
Say it for a higher band
5people who→6the people who→7+those who
Synonyms
people who
Easily confused
the ones who
“The ones who volunteered yesterday will organise the event.”
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