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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
THAT/WHO/WHOM Struggling with this, please help
I'm having trouble with this.
When do you use who and when do you you use whom?
which are correct?
She's the only person I loved.
She's the only person that/who/whom I loved. (are they all correct?)
He's a man people like at first sight.
He's a man that/who/whom people like at first sight.
Thanks
When do you use who and when do you you use whom?
which are correct?
She's the only person I loved.
She's the only person that/who/whom I loved. (are they all correct?)
He's a man people like at first sight.
He's a man that/who/whom people like at first sight.
Thanks
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Question, this might help me She's the oly person WHO I like RIGHT??? She's the only person WHOM likes me RIGHT??? or is it WHO???
- Question, this might help me She's the oly person WHO I like RIGHT???
- She's the only person WHOM likes me RIGHT???
- or is it WHO???
- WHat's the explanation, I can see it but I can explain it.
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Question, this might help me
She's the oly person WHO I like RIGHT???
She's the only person WHOM likes me RIGHT??? or is it WHO??? WHat's the explanation, I can see it but I can explain it.
She's the oly person WHO I like RIGHT???
She's the only person WHOM likes me RIGHT??? or is it WHO??? WHat's the explanation, I can see it but I can explain it.
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You have them reversed.
Who = used as subject of the [following] verb
Whom = used as ojbect of the[following] verb or the preposition
She is the only girl who understands me.
She is the only girl whom I understand.
She is the only girl to whom I send flowers.
[Many people don't like to use which/that with people, using who(m) instead. When t
Who = used as subject of the [following] verb
Whom = used as ojbect of the[following] verb or the preposition
She is the only girl who understands me.
She is the only girl whom I understand.
She is the only girl to whom I send flowers.
[Many people don't like to use which/that with people, using who(m) instead. When t
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You easily hear this when you substitute she/her for who/whom. The girl *** understands me --> She understands me --> who. The girl yyy I understand --> I understand her --> whom
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So
ARE the following bold corrections fine?
She's the only person I loved. OK
She's the only person that/who/whom I loved. (are they all correct?) THAT and WHOM
He's a man people like at first sight. OK
He's a man that/who/whom people like at first sight. THAT or WHOM
She's the oly person WHO I lik
ARE the following bold corrections fine?
She's the only person I loved. OK
She's the only person that/who/whom I loved. (are they all correct?) THAT and WHOM
He's a man people like at first sight. OK
He's a man that/who/whom people like at first sight. THAT or WHOM
She's the oly person WHO I lik
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alc24So
ARE the following bold corrections fine?
She's the only person I loved. OK, whom
She's the only person that/who/whom I loved. (are they all correct?) THAT and WHOM or none
He's a man people like at first
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Here goes the information from a dictionary.
A continuing debate in English usage is the question of when to use who and when to use whom. According to formal grammar, who forms the subjective case and so should be used in subject position in a sentence, as in who decided this? The form whom, on the other hand, forms the objective case and so should be used in object position in a sen
A continuing debate in English usage is the question of when to use who and when to use whom. According to formal grammar, who forms the subjective case and so should be used in subject position in a sentence, as in who decided this? The form whom, on the other hand, forms the objective case and so should be used in object position in a sen
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