Both to and toward in a sentence

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There is another group of people to whom we should feel gratitude toward.

Is the sentence above grammaticaly right?

I think it is made up of two sentences

1.There is another group of people.

2.We should feel gratitude to(toward) them.

I doubt the sentence must have only one preposition ('to' or 'toward') in.

Please let me understand the sentence.

Thank you.

GPY · Accepted Answer

greenmangoThere is another group of people to whom we should feel gratitude toward.
Is the sentence above grammaticaly right?

No, the "to ... toward" duplication is not correct. The valid possibilities are:

... people to/toward(s) whom we should feel gratitude.
... people who/whom we should feel gratitude to/toward(s).

"whom" is a formal word. In conversational English, forms with "who" are usually used instead. (In reality, the simpler construction "people who we should be grateful to" might be used informally in preference to the "feel gratitude" formulation.)

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