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Hiperaktif Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Can I take out 'whom'

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00I have a question. 02br
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00Can we use "The boy I saw was Tom" instead of "The boy whom I saw was Tom" 02br
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00So, can I delete "whom" ? 02br
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00My teacher says I can't 02br
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00thank you. 0-
  

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0Hello, Hyperactive-- welcome to English Forums. 02br 02br 00The 'whom' can indeed be elided, especially in spoken English, but your teacher may wish you to preserve the formal structure. 0-

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  • 0Hello, Hyperactive-- welcome to English Forums.
  • 02br 02br 00The 'whom' can indeed be elided, especially in spoken English, but your teacher may wish you to preserve the formal structure.
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0Hello, Hyperactive-- welcome to English Forums. 02br
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00The 'whom' can indeed be elided, especially in spoken English, but your teacher may wish you to preserve the formal structure. 0-
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0 thank. 02br
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00so it can be, it is possible 02br
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00she says "impossible"050010id1
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0 I'd also say you can! 02br
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00Tu peux 050010id5
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0 I'm with Mr. M and estef on this one. Colloquially we would leave out the "whom" in this sentence. 0-
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