the classic debate: who vs. whom

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Which one is appropriate here?  “, a key   person in our accounting department who/m we sent to assist… ”

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I think "whom" because "we" is the subject and "John" is the object (the one being sent).

Philologist · Answer

You would say "we sent him to assist", not "we sent he to assist". So it should be "whom" <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

Inchoateknowledge · Answer

AnonymousWhich one is appropriate here?

“, a key person in our accounting department who/m we sent to assist… ”

John Smith, a key person in our accounting department, whom we sent to....

It is considered acceptable to insert an apposition in the sentence, between the subject and the relative clause.

With regard to the who and whom story, the use of the latter is considered overly formal unless preceded by a prep.

Milky · Answer

<Which one is appropriate here?>

Appropriate for whom?

Yoong Liat · Answer

AnonymousWhich one is appropriate here?

“, a key person in our accounting department who/m we sent to assist… ”

“, a key person in our accounting department, whom we sent to assist…" (Please note that a comma after 'department' should not be left out.)

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