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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Please help settle a disagreement.

It is my understanding that the following sentence is acceptable wirttien either way.

Have you ever wanted to know a seminarian to which you could send notes and cookies or other small gifts?

or

Have you ever wanted to know a seminarian to whom you could send notes and cookies or other small gifts?

What is the opinion here? Would appreciate any suggestions for this has cause d quite a stir where I work. Thanks!
  

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A person is never referred to as "which". So, it's either: Have you ever wanted to know a seminarian to whom you could send notes and cookies or other small gifts? or Have you ever wanted to know a seminarian you could send notes and cookies or other small gifts to?

— Pieanne

  • A person is never referred to as "which".
  • So, it's either: Have you ever wanted to know a seminarian to whom you could send notes and cookies or other small gifts?
  • or Have you ever wanted to know a seminarian you could send notes and cookies or other small gifts to?
  • (here, you replace "whom" by "that", which can be omitted if it's not the subject, and you put the preposition at the end of the relative clause, because the clause cannot begin with a preposition).
  • PS: What's the context?
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A person is never referred to as "which".

So, it's either:

Have you ever wanted to know a seminarian to whom you could send notes and cookies or other small gifts?

or

Have you ever wanted to know a seminarian you could send notes and cookies or other small gifts to?

(here, yo
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I agree with Pieanne. Both Pieannes, in fact.

(Very powerful stuff, that Whiteout.)

MrP
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