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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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who or whom
0 Hi, 02 br
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00 Whenever I am approached with a question that starts with the 'who' as the cases below, I think of possible responses: if responses have them as objects, then I would use 'whom' and 'who' if the case is the other. 01 u 00 But I am confused as to why 'whom' can't be used for no 1 if that is the case and why do you see 'who' more often if both are allowed for no.2? 02 u 02 br
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01 i 00 1. Who do you think is the most important person in your life? I think the most important person in my life is 01 u 00 her?? she?? 02 u 00 Which one is it? 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 2. Who do you admire? I admire him, so I think we can write "Whom do you admire?" Right? 02 i 02 br
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00 3. Who do you have next to you now? I have her next to me, so it chould be "Whom do you have next to you now?" 02 br
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00 4. Who are you eating dinner with in the evening? I am eating dinner with him in the evening today, so "whom" can be used. Right? 02 br
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00 5. Who do you live with? I live with him, so "whom" can be used. Right? 0-
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00 Whenever I am approached with a question that starts with the 'who' as the cases below, I think of possible responses: if responses have them as objects, then I would use 'whom' and 'who' if the case is the other. 01 u 00 But I am confused as to why 'whom' can't be used for no 1 if that is the case and why do you see 'who' more often if both are allowed for no.2? 02 u 02 br
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01 i 00 1. Who do you think is the most important person in your life? I think the most important person in my life is 01 u 00 her?? she?? 02 u 00 Which one is it? 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 2. Who do you admire? I admire him, so I think we can write "Whom do you admire?" Right? 02 i 02 br
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00 3. Who do you have next to you now? I have her next to me, so it chould be "Whom do you have next to you now?" 02 br
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00 4. Who are you eating dinner with in the evening? I am eating dinner with him in the evening today, so "whom" can be used. Right? 02 br
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00 5. Who do you live with? I live with him, so "whom" can be used. Right? 0-
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0 Here's my take, but take it with a pinch of salt ... 02 br 02 br 01 span 00 1. Who do you think is the most important person in your life?
- 0 Here's my take, but take it with a pinch of salt ...
- 02 br 02 br 01 span 00 1.
- Who do you think is the most important person in your life?
- I think the most important person in my life is her??
- 02 span 02 br 00 Here " 01 i 00 who 02 i 00 " is the subject, so you cannot use " 01 i 00 whom 02 i 00 ".
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0 Here's my take, but take it with a pinch of salt ... 05 0 00 I'm not a native! 02 br
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01 span 00 1. Who do you think is the most important person in your life? I think the most important person in my life is her?? she?? 02 span 02 br
00 Here " 01 i 00 who 02 i 00 " is the subject, so you cannot use " 01 i
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01 span 00 1. Who do you think is the most important person in your life? I think the most important person in my life is her?? she?? 02 span 02 br
00 Here " 01 i 00 who 02 i 00 " is the subject, so you cannot use " 01 i
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