who对, that也不错

有读者问: 有一道选择题:

(1)A:_________is the man_________is feeling the elephant over?

B: He is a trainer_________job is to train the elephant.

A. Who...that...whose B. Who...who...whose

C. That...who...whose D. Who...who...who

应选A还是应选B?

这里选A较顺,以避免连用两个who。关系代词that亦可指人,有一位英国学者说过:

(2)We may well speak of the man that built the house.

可见表人的名词之后不一定非用关系代词who不可。