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Here are sentences I came across in my book.
Can you tell me who her sister is?
He does not know where your uncle will go.
Can you find out where Mr. Lee lives?

1.Can you tell me who her sister is?
(Her sister is Mary)Mary is object. I supposed that it should be whom.
I don't know why it should be whom.
2.He does not know where your uncle will go.
(Your uncle will go to shopping.) So I supposed that a word is missing. It should be
"He does not know to where your uncle will go"or"He does not know to where your uncle will go"
3. same with the case of the third sentence I think it should be

“Can you find out in where Mr. Lee lives?” or "Can you find out where Mr. Lee lives."
But "Can you find out in where Mr. Lee lives?" sound strange . Is it gramatically right?

Lucus Ong · Accepted Answer

thanks you

Avangi · Answer

Vctory Ong1.Can you tell me who her sister is?
(Her sister is Mary)Mary is object. I supposed that it should be whom.
I don't know why it should be whom.

It shouldn't be "whom." This is a being verb ("is"), and it doesn't take an object. "Her sister is who." "Who" is nominatiive case. The sentence is correct as is.
When there's a clause involved, if the pronoun is subject of the clause, it must be in nominative case (who).
Can you tell me whom they arrested? "Arrested" is a transitive verb and takes an object. (they arrested whom) "Whom" is the direct object of the verb.

2.He does not know where your uncle will go.
(Your uncle will go to shopping.) So I supposed that a word is missing. It should be
"He does not know to where your uncle will go"or"He does not know to where your uncle will go"

The sentence is correct as is. We often omit the preposition: go shopping; go swimming; go bowling; go walking. These are activities. If it's just a place, we use the "to": go to the movies; go to the dentist; go to the bar; go to church.
"He does not know to where your uncle will go" is not idiomatic. At this point, it's not really a place.
We say, "I don't know where he went." Not "went to." (You may hear it in very casual conversation.) "Where did you go [to] ?" is a bit more common.

3.Can you find out where Mr. Lee lives?
same with the case of the third sentence I think it should be

“Can you find out in where Mr. Lee lives?” or "Can you find out where Mr. Lee lives."
But "Can you find out in where Mr. Lee lives?" sound strange . Is it gramatically right?

Did you mean something else for the yellow one?? I'm not sure I have the strength to discuss "in where" right now. We have other threads on it.
We would say, "This is the house in which Mr. Lee lives," but not "in where he lives."

Lucus Ong · Answer

The bird is standing on the clown hand.
Should it be "Whom is the bird standing on"or "Who is the bird standing on?"

I think it should be the second one.As stand is intransitive verbs.

Only transitive verbs take objects?

thanks

Avangi · Answer

Vctory OngThe bird is standing on the ~~clown~~ clown's hand.
Should it be "Whom is the bird standing on"or "Who is the bird standing on?"

I think it should be the second one.As stand is intransitive verbs.

Only transitive verbs take objects?

Well, you're right about "to stand" being an intransitive verb, but verbs aren't the only things which take objects! In this case, "whom" is object of the preposition, "on."
"I stood on him."
NOT "I stood on he."
But you know most people would say, "Who is he standing on?" even though it's incorrect.

Sunsail · Answer

Hello,

"He does not know to where your uncle will go" is not idiomatic. At this point, it's not really a place.
We say, "I don't know where he went." Not "went to." (You may hear it in very casual conversation.)

I think I heard several times in movies this taxi drivers saying

"where to"

this is not grammatically correct but it is a casual use though?

Thanks

Avangi · Answer

Right.  "Where to?" is an idiom   -   and it's casual.  I'm not sure what to say about its correctness.  In a certain sense, it's correct, because it's an accepted idiom.  Others may disagree.

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