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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
sentences
Are all correct? What is the rule?
1. Who did Fred speak about?
2. About who did Fred speak?
3. About whom did Fred speak?
Quoc
1. Who did Fred speak about?
2. About who did Fred speak?
3. About whom did Fred speak?
Quoc
Top answer
After the preposition about , you need to use whom . If you leave about at the end of the sentence you can use either who or whom* , but most people use who . So the second sentence is wrong, but the other two are fine.
- After the preposition about , you need to use whom .
- If you leave about at the end of the sentence you can use either who or whom* , but most people use who .
- So the second sentence is wrong, but the other two are fine.
- ______ *Whom did Fread speak about?
- is also correct but not often heard.
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After the preposition about, you need to use whom.
If you leave about at the end of the sentence you can use either who or whom*, but most people use who.
So the second sentence is wrong, but the other two are fine.
______
*Whom did Fread speak about? is also correct but not often heard.
CJ
If you leave about at the end of the sentence you can use either who or whom*, but most people use who.
So the second sentence is wrong, but the other two are fine.
______
*Whom did Fread speak about? is also correct but not often heard.
CJ
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