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Teo Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

To whomever it seems right to me.

1. I will give the money to whomever it seems right to me.
2. I will give the money to whomever seems right to me.
3. I will give the money to whoever it seems right to me.
4. I will give the money to whoever seems right to me.
Which of the aove sentences are correct?
Thank you very much for your reply.
  

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Hello Teo Here's my opinion, for what it's worth: #1 is correct: 'to whomever it seems right to me (to give it to)'. #2 is incorrect. "Seems right" requires a subject pronoun.

  • Hello Teo Here's my opinion, for what it's worth: #1 is correct: 'to whomever it seems right to me (to give it to)'.
  • #2 is incorrect.
  • "Seems right" requires a subject pronoun.
  • #3 is correct as a less formal version of #1, where "whoever" is used in place of "whomever".
  • #4 is the correct version of #2.
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Hello Teo

Here's my opinion, for what it's worth:

#1 is correct: 'to whomever it seems right to me (to give it to)'.

#2 is incorrect. "Seems right" requires a subject pronoun.

#3 is correct as a less formal version of #1, where "whoever" is used in place of "whomever".

#4 is the correct version of #2.

MrP

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