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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
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Why not decide for yourself whom to socialize with instead of letting your master decide for you?
Are the underlined words a direct object of decide?
Would it be better to write '...with whom to socialize...'?
is for yourself an adverbial preopositional prhase?
Ta.
Are the underlined words a direct object of decide?
Would it be better to write '...with whom to socialize...'?
is for yourself an adverbial preopositional prhase?
Ta.
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- - Not better; it is very formal. -- Good idea. I'd guess that, too.
- - - Not better; it is very formal.
- -- Good idea.
- I'd guess that, too.
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Are the underlined words a direct object of decide?-- Yes
Would it be better to write '...with whom to socialize...'?-- Not better; it is very formal.
is for yourself an adverbial preopositional prhase?-- Good idea. I'd guess that, too.
Would it be better to write '...with whom to socialize...'?-- Not better; it is very formal.
is for yourself an adverbial preopositional prhase?-- Good idea. I'd guess that, too.
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I was under the impression the original was a hypercorrection. That is, the sentence should either use the objective case whom preceded by the preposition or use the less formal who.
Mister MicawberWould it be better to write '...with whom to socialize...'?-- Not better; it is very formal
I was under the impression the original was a hypercorrection. That is, the sentence should either use the objective case whom preceded by the preposition or use the less formal who.
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