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Tashiro Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Relative pronoun

Hi, please help me.

?Mary wanted to marry John, whom she loved.
?Mary wanted to marry John, who she loved.

Which is right?
  

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Whom is preferred in formal style and writing. Who is very common in spoken English. (Both were wrong in the days of Old English!

  • Whom is preferred in formal style and writing.
  • Who is very common in spoken English.
  • (Both were wrong in the days of Old English!
  • ) CB
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Whom is preferred in formal style and writing. Whois very common in spoken English. (Both were wrong in the days of Old English!

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