http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enXMOD (Build: 3598.39794)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/2/dcwdz/Post.htm#718771Wed, 06 May 2009 18:01:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:718771Huevos0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/2/dcwdz/Post.htm#718771http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-718771.xml- it is I who is because "what" stands for "the thing that" (singular), and "who" stands for "the person who" (singular again). Erm no! It should be: " It is I who am... ", but the " It is I " thing has long been out of date.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#718300Wed, 06 May 2009 10:53:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:718300Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#718300http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-718300.xmlIn my opinion the correct forms are: - my friends are what makes me happy - it is I who is because "what" stands for "the thing that" (singular), and "who" stands for "the person who" (singular again).http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#688024Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:18:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:688024Fandorin2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#688024http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-688024.xmlThank you CalifJim and Kooyeen. Great post!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#551255Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:36:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:551255Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#551255http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-551255.xmlI always trust Google searches in such issues, however this one is completely invalid, because the "you" in "it is you who are" may also refer to a plural subject.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#450666Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:36:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:450666Liveinjapan4http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#450666http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-450666.xmlThank you, CJ. Great post!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#450656Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:36:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:450656Teo5http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#450656http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-450656.xmlIn Google, there are about 134,000 results for "it is you who are" and 69,500 results for "it is you who is" .http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#263049Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:36:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:263049Kooyeen6http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#263049http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-263049.xmlThe above post is mine, I forgot to login, as always. I found out something on the Net about this issue, and they disagree with each other: It is you who are leaving ---- http://www.zianet.com/jkline/u3pnagr.htm "it is you who is responsible for this" - not "are." ---- http://www.stage-door.org/stampact/traps.html the "who" refers to the "you," so we want "have." ---- http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/grammarlogs3/grammarlogs467.htm As you can see, they all say different things. But what I did then was this: again, I tryed to find what is more usual. I've checked a lot of websites, even song databases and American blogs. So: It's you who/that is trying to understand. It's you who/that needs an answer. ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#262783Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:36:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:262783Anonymous7http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#262783http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-262783.xmlThank you so much CalifJim! CalifJim wrote: (I'm convinced that there are no right answers to this question, by the way! ) Well, you are right! I have been looking for examples on the Net, the guesses you've read are what seems to be more usual (dammit, what seem/seems again! ). By the way, in formal writing I guess the best thing to do is to avoid those kinds of constructions completely. You know, I just asked two American friends this thing. Well, they don't know! And they don't know the question of "what seem/seems" either! I've read posts in forums, I found teachers'opinions, native speakers'opinions, online grammar tips, and it turned out to be a great mess since they often disagree with each other. But what...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#262772Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:36:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:262772CalifJim8http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htm#262772http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-262772.xmlYou've made some very respectable guesses! (I'm convinced that there are no right answers to this question, by the way! ) The It's or It is or It was and the who are invariable in all versions of this formula. The controversy revolves around two other factors. Should the pronoun before who be in the nominative ( I, you, he, she, we, they ) or in the objective ( me, you, him, her, us, them ) case? Should the verb after who agree only in number or in number and person with the antecedent pronoun ? (This factor is important only in the cases of I am and You are .) ________________ Taking I am tired as the base sentence, the four cleft versions which are possible are: It is I who am tired . (Nominative, number,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htmSun, 08 Mar 2009 08:36:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:262757Kooyeen9http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsYouWhoIsAreAnsweringMe/dcwdz/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-262757.xmlHi, I keep having trouble with "cleft sentences" and those kinds of things. It's you who is /are... Here are my guesses: It's me who is, needs, wants, goes, does... It's you who is, needs, wants, goes, does... (this is the singular you ) It's him who is, needs, wants, goes, does... It's us who are, need, want, go, do... It's you who are, need, want, go, do... (this is the plural you ) It's them who are, need, want, go, do... You are free to give your opinions (well, as long as your opinions are right, hehehe ) Thank you in advance.