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Tashiro Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Preposition+interrogative clause
Hi, please help me.
"A Thai relative whose nephew was abducted by the North said the family has suffered, not knowing to whom they could turn for help."
I guess "to whom they could turn for help" is the object. Is it possible to place "to" between "turn" and "for"?: "...not knowing whom/who they could turn to for help."
"A Thai relative whose nephew was abducted by the North said the family has suffered, not knowing to whom they could turn for help."
I guess "to whom they could turn for help" is the object. Is it possible to place "to" between "turn" and "for"?: "...not knowing whom/who they could turn to for help."
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tashiro I guess "to whom they could turn for help" is the object. That's a good guess. " Yes, provided you remove the to before whom , as you have done.
- tashiro I guess "to whom they could turn for help" is the object.
- That's a good guess.
- " Yes, provided you remove the to before whom , as you have done.
- Compare: Nobody knew [to whom the wallet belonged / who(m) the wallet belonged to].
- I had no idea [for whom the delivery men brought the desk / who(m) the delivery men brought the desk for].
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tashiroI guess "to whom they could turn for help" is the object.That's a good guess.
tashiroIs it possible to place "to" between "turn" and "for"?: "...not knowing whom/who they could turn to for help."Yes, provided you remove the to before whom, as you have done.
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