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Cat navy 425 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Of whom/about whom

Dear all,

Kindly tell me which of the following sentences is correct.

1) Paying my homage to my paternal grandfather of whom I have heard so much about.

2) Paying my homage to my paternal grandfather about whom I have heard a lot.

Thank you.

  

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cat navy 425 1) Paying my homage to my paternal grandfather of whom I have heard so much about. The combination of "of" and "about" is incorrect. This implies that you have heard so much about of him.

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  • cat navy 425 1) Paying my homage to my paternal grandfather of whom I have heard so much about.
  • The combination of "of" and "about" is incorrect.
  • This implies that you have heard so much about of him.
  • Use one or the other.
  • This is not a grammatically complete sentence, however.
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cat navy 4251) Paying my homage to my paternal grandfather of whom I have heard so much about.

The combination of "of" and "about" is incorrect. This implies that you have heard so much about of him. Use one or the other. This is not a grammatically complete sentence, however.

cat navy 4252) Paying my homage to my paternal
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