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What rules make “Remember me, who am your friend” grammatical?

Am aware it is correct to say "I have written..." and "I am a doctor who has writen..."

I have, however, severally come across the sentence "I, Tertius, who have written...". Shouldn't it be "I, Tertius, who has written..."?

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    "Tertius" is parenthetical. The subject is the sentence is still "I" ...
    – Robusto
    Apr 20, 2012 at 12:30
  • bible.cc/romans/16-22.htm
    – cornbread ninja 麵包忍者
    Apr 20, 2012 at 12:31
  • The subject of the sentence is I, but the subject of the clause is who.
    – Brett Reynolds
    Apr 20, 2012 at 12:35
  • @Robusto. Doesn't the 'who' then logically warrant a 'has'?
    – anthonyms
    Apr 20, 2012 at 12:36
  • The simple answer is that it does not. See the linked question.
    – RegDwigнt
    Apr 20, 2012 at 12:41

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According to Fowler's Modern English Usage, "relatives take the person of their antecedents". This means that "who" in the example is first person, not third person, because its antecedent is "I". So "I, Tertius, who have written" is correct.

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