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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Who or whom?
Hi. Please tell me if the pronoun "who" is correct for this sentence. If that is, please tell me why the pronoun "whom" can't be correct.
He is who the story is about.
Would it make a different if we change the pronoun "He" to the words "The main character"?
He is who the story is about.
Would it make a different if we change the pronoun "He" to the words "The main character"?
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It can certainly be 'whom', but most people would consider that hyper-correct nowadays; 'who' is the popular choice. The pronoun/noun option is irrelevant.
- It can certainly be 'whom', but most people would consider that hyper-correct nowadays; 'who' is the popular choice.
- The pronoun/noun option is irrelevant.
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It can certainly be 'whom', but most people would consider that hyper-correct nowadays; 'who' is the popular choice. The pronoun/noun option is irrelevant.
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Is this grammatical? (Obviously it is awkward, but I'm just wondering if it is OK).
He is about whom the story is.
He is about whom the story is.
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Hi. Thank you. I think I should have used the past tense "changed" instead of the word/verb "change" to have written (to write?) it correctly.
I wrote this on the last post:
Would it make a different if we change the pronoun "He" to the words "The main character"?
Anyway, please tell me if the pronoun has to be "whom" or "who" here.
I know who
I wrote this on the last post:
Would it make a different if we change the pronoun "He" to the words "The main character"?
Anyway, please tell me if the pronoun has to be "whom" or "who" here.
I know who
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'Change' and 'changed' are both OK, as is this: 'I know who they are'.
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