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Yellowstarstruck Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Relative clause that who
Hi, are the below possible? Thanks Fulvio
1. Who was the person who we met yesterday?
2 Who was the person that we met yesterday?
I was reading somewhere "whom" is very formal.
3. Whom was the person whom we met yesterday.
4. Whom was the person that we met yesterday.
5.John, who speaks French and Italian, works as a tour guide.
6.John, that speaks French and Italian, works as a tour guide.
1. Who was the person who we met yesterday?
2 Who was the person that we met yesterday?
I was reading somewhere "whom" is very formal.
3. Whom was the person whom we met yesterday.
4. Whom was the person that we met yesterday.
5.John, who speaks French and Italian, works as a tour guide.
6.John, that speaks French and Italian, works as a tour guide.
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1 and 2 are OK; the two 'who's in 1 are poor style. 3 and 4 are not possible; The first 'whom' is an object pronoun, but it is the sentence subject. )
- 1 and 2 are OK; the two 'who's in 1 are poor style.
- 3 and 4 are not possible; The first 'whom' is an object pronoun, but it is the sentence subject.
- )
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1 and 2 are OK; the two 'who's in 1 are poor style.
3 and 4 are not possible; The first 'whom' is an object pronoun, but it is the sentence subject.
5 is fine; 6 is not ('that' is a restrictive pronoun only.)
3 and 4 are not possible; The first 'whom' is an object pronoun, but it is the sentence subject.
5 is fine; 6 is not ('that' is a restrictive pronoun only.)
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