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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is whom corect in this sentence?
I'd appreciate any input on this sentence which is to be part of a tribute to my wife's grandmother.
Mere words cannot fully capture the essence of whom our grandmother was.
Every approach that I take leads me to conclude that "whom" is correct, although my sister-in-law prefers "who" because that is how Word's grammar check corrects it.
Thank you
Mere words cannot fully capture the essence of whom our grandmother was.
Every approach that I take leads me to conclude that "whom" is correct, although my sister-in-law prefers "who" because that is how Word's grammar check corrects it.
Thank you
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I think it should be "who."
You're not talking about "the essence of somebody," but "the essence of [who the grandmother was.]"
You're not talking about "the essence of somebody," but "the essence of [who the grandmother was.]"
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khoffI think it should be "who." You're not talking about "the essence of somebody," but "the essence of [who the grandmother was.]"I understand that and it makes sense. What was throwing me off was that I was treating "grandmother" as the object in the second clause (which could be rearranged to "the grandmother was whom"), but "was" doesn't quite function a
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That's an interesting question, Anon. I agree with your sister-in-law and khoff. :-)
The word 'who' basically means 'the person who/that' in your sentence. I might look it this way:
- Mere words cannot fully capture the essence of the person that/who our grandmother was.
The end of your sentence contains a clause. The subject and
The word 'who' basically means 'the person who/that' in your sentence. I might look it this way:
- Mere words cannot fully capture the essence of the person that/who our grandmother was.
The end of your sentence contains a clause. The subject and
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