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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Possible alternatives for the phrase "Who was she with...?"

Hi,

"Who was she with when you saw her getting out of the car?"

I think this sentence is correct.



Do the sentences below make sense as well?



Who(m) did you see her getting out of the car with?

Who(m) did you see getting out of the car with her?



Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

They're both fine, I think. Also possible With whom did you see her getting out of the car? (formal) Who did you see her with getting out of the car?

— Ivanhr

  • They're both fine, I think.
  • Also possible With whom did you see her getting out of the car?
  • (formal) Who did you see her with getting out of the car?
  • It should be whom because the subject in both questions is 'you'.
  • In informal English, however, you can use 'who' instead of whom.
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They're both fine, I think.

Also possible

With whom did you see her getting out of the car? (formal)

Who did you see her with getting out of the car?

It should be whom because the subject in both questions is 'you'. In informal English, however, you can use 'who' instead of whom.
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Thank you, Ivanhr.

Now I know that there are at least 5 ways to say it.

Which sentense would you use in your daily life?

I mean, even if they are grammartically correct, some of them might sound unnatural.
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