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Cybercrystal Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Who or whom?

Hello,

My friends …. I travelled with could all speak Chinese.

I can use "whom" for the blank. How about "who" ?
  

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Hi, My friends with whom I travelled could all speak Chinese ( formal ). My friends who I travelled with could all speak Chinese ( colloquial ). Regards

  • Hi, My friends with whom I travelled could all speak Chinese ( formal ).
  • My friends who I travelled with could all speak Chinese ( colloquial ).
  • Regards
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Hi,

My friends with whom I travelled could all speak Chinese (formal).

My friends who I travelled with could all speak Chinese (colloquial).

Regards
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She left her purse in the room where / in which she holds her meetings.

Are where and in which both correct? Should I use any commas?
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Hi,

She left her purse in the room where she holds her meetings.

No comma is needed.

Regards
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Thank you.

How about this one?

The girl who, whom, that, ¢ I’m sharing the flat with is very ...

is it ok?
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How can I use "of which" in this one?
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The notebook, the cover of which I tore, belonged to Fred (or was Fred's).

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