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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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Is he perhaps the Angel of Music, who/whom her father had promised would
Is he perhaps the Angel of Music, who/whom her father had promised would come to her?
Which would you use in the above, who or whom, and why?
Thanks,
Which would you use in the above, who or whom, and why?
Thanks,
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Use the nominative case ‘who’. He is perhaps the Angel of Music who (not *whom) her father had promised would come to her. Her father had promised (her) he (not *him) who is perhaps the Angel of Music would come to her.
- Use the nominative case ‘who’.
- He is perhaps the Angel of Music who (not *whom) her father had promised would come to her.
- Her father had promised (her) he (not *him) who is perhaps the Angel of Music would come to her.
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Use the nominative case ‘who’. He is perhaps the Angel of Music who (not *whom) her father had promised would come to her. Her father had promised (her) he (not *him) who is perhaps the Angel of Music would come to her.
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Her father had promised he would come to her - note that he is in the nominative.
Who did he promise would come?
... who her father has promsised would come.
(Compare: It was the man whom her father said she should look for. He said she should look for him. Whom did he say she should look for?)
This despite the fact that very few people in the U.S. use "whom" mu
Who did he promise would come?
... who her father has promsised would come.
(Compare: It was the man whom her father said she should look for. He said she should look for him. Whom did he say she should look for?)
This despite the fact that very few people in the U.S. use "whom" mu
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