有一读者问: 在您的《薄冰英语语法》第525页有一例句:
(1)Who is not for us is against us.
您把who is not for us列入定语从句中,但我认为这是一主语从句,不知对否?
形式上who is not for us确是一个主语从句,但实际上who在此是一缩合关系代词,相当于anyone who,所以主语应是anyone, who is not for us是一修饰anyone的定语从句。这样的who是一种古旧用法,现多用在现成说法中,再如:
(2)Who breaks pays.
