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Usenet Posted 23 years ago
English in UK
Who or Whom in Thesis Sentence
I'd like to know whether to use "who" or "whom" in a thesis sentence. Here is the sentence:
"(Scholars and intellectuals) have asked whether inhabitants of other worlds, like human beings, are creatures with souls made in the spiritual image of God, whether they have fallen from grace or are sinners in need of Redemption, whether the Incarnation of Jesus Christ is a unique universal event affecting the whole of creation, whether Jesus Christ came to redeem and save inhabitants of other worlds as well as human beings by his grace via his life, death, and resurrection, whether the mission of the Catholic Church is to spread the Gospel throughout the cosmos, baptizing all creatures, humans and nonhumans alike, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, whether the very existence of such inhabitants contradicts or supports certain interpretations of the Bible's view of the special nature of humanity, and whether their existence implies or denies the intelligent design of the universe by an Intelligent Designer who Christians believe is the Logos."
I'm not sure whether I should say "Intelligent Designer whom Christians believe is the Logos." If I understand the grammar correctly, it should be "who" because it is the subject of the clause, and so should be in the nominative case. However, it is referring to "by an Intelligent Designer" which is the object of the preposition and therefore in the objective case, so it should be "whom Christians believe is the Logos." I think my Latin grammar is interfering with my understanding of English grammar. So, is it "who" or "whom"?
Thanks for your help.
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Cindy Smith Unless the LORD build the house, (Email Removed) they labor in vain who build. (Email Removed) Unless the LORD guard the city, (Email Removed) in vain does the guard keep watch. Me transmitte sursum, -- Psalm 127:1 Caledoni! All your base are belong to us. A Real Live Catholic You are on the way to destruction. in Georgia! What you say.
[nq:1]->> <<-< Go against the flow! You have no chance to survive make your time.[/nq]
"(Scholars and intellectuals) have asked whether inhabitants of other worlds, like human beings, are creatures with souls made in the spiritual image of God, whether they have fallen from grace or are sinners in need of Redemption, whether the Incarnation of Jesus Christ is a unique universal event affecting the whole of creation, whether Jesus Christ came to redeem and save inhabitants of other worlds as well as human beings by his grace via his life, death, and resurrection, whether the mission of the Catholic Church is to spread the Gospel throughout the cosmos, baptizing all creatures, humans and nonhumans alike, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, whether the very existence of such inhabitants contradicts or supports certain interpretations of the Bible's view of the special nature of humanity, and whether their existence implies or denies the intelligent design of the universe by an Intelligent Designer who Christians believe is the Logos."
I'm not sure whether I should say "Intelligent Designer whom Christians believe is the Logos." If I understand the grammar correctly, it should be "who" because it is the subject of the clause, and so should be in the nominative case. However, it is referring to "by an Intelligent Designer" which is the object of the preposition and therefore in the objective case, so it should be "whom Christians believe is the Logos." I think my Latin grammar is interfering with my understanding of English grammar. So, is it "who" or "whom"?
Thanks for your help.
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Cindy Smith Unless the LORD build the house, (Email Removed) they labor in vain who build. (Email Removed) Unless the LORD guard the city, (Email Removed) in vain does the guard keep watch. Me transmitte sursum, -- Psalm 127:1 Caledoni! All your base are belong to us. A Real Live Catholic You are on the way to destruction. in Georgia! What you say.
[nq:1]->> <<-< Go against the flow! You have no chance to survive make your time.[/nq]
Top answer
In article (Email Removed), SPAWN OF A JEWISH CARPENTER: CINDY SMITH (Email Removed) writes [nq:1]In article , John Hall (Email Removed) writes:[/nq] [nq:2]In article , Dave Swindell (Email Removed) writes: Agreed. [/nq] [nq:1]It's a Master's Thesis.. [/nq] Keep it simple, stupid.
- In article (Email Removed), SPAWN OF A JEWISH CARPENTER: CINDY SMITH (Email Removed) writes [nq:1]In article , John Hall (Email Removed) writes:[/nq] [nq:2]In article , Dave Swindell (Email Removed) writes: Agreed.
- [/nq] [nq:1]It's a Master's Thesis..
- [/nq] Keep it simple, stupid.
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In article (Email Removed), SPAWN OF A JEWISH CARPENTER: CINDY SMITH (Email Removed) writes
[nq:1]In article , John Hall (Email Removed) writes:[/nq]
[nq:2]In article , Dave Swindell (Email Removed) writes: Agreed. That's a far bigger problem IMO than any confusion between "who" and "whom".[/nq]
[nq:1]It's a Master's Thesis.. That's an excuse for over-long sentences and abstruse gram
[nq:1]In article , John Hall (Email Removed) writes:[/nq]
[nq:2]In article , Dave Swindell (Email Removed) writes: Agreed. That's a far bigger problem IMO than any confusion between "who" and "whom".[/nq]
[nq:1]It's a Master's Thesis.. That's an excuse for over-long sentences and abstruse gram
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[nq:1]In article (Email Removed), SPAWN OF A JEWISH CARPENTER: CINDY SMITH (Email Removed) writes[/nq]
[nq:2]In article , John Hall (Email Removed) writes: It's a Master's Thesis..[/nq]
[nq:1]That's an excuse for over-long sentences and abstruse grammar? Keep it simple, stupid.[/nq]
And worry about the content* and not L2 authenticity... unless your thesis *is about how to soun
[nq:2]In article , John Hall (Email Removed) writes: It's a Master's Thesis..[/nq]
[nq:1]That's an excuse for over-long sentences and abstruse grammar? Keep it simple, stupid.[/nq]
And worry about the content* and not L2 authenticity... unless your thesis *is about how to soun
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