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Unique73 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
who Vs whom ?
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00 the 20 students "whom" participated in teh program last year were............ 02 br
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00 the 20 students "who" participated in teh program last year were............ 02 br
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00 the 20 students "that" participated in teh program last year were............ 02 br
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, on paper; "right" = correct) 02 br 02 br 00 The who/whom question confuses a lot of people. Some native English speakers almost never say "whom," despite the grammar books. But others pay more attention to the difference.
- , on paper; "right" = correct) 02 br 02 br 00 The who/whom question confuses a lot of people.
- Some native English speakers almost never say "whom," despite the grammar books.
- But others pay more attention to the difference.
- " 02 br 02 br 00 Why?
- You can approach the question like this.
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10 what is write? 12 br
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10 the 20 students "whom" participated in teh program last year were............ 12 br
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10 the 20 students "who" participated in teh program last year were............ 12 br
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0 Regarding "that," I still strictly adhere to the rule that "who" is used for people and "that" for things. I would correct a sentence that says "The students that participated" to be "The students who participated." 0-
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0 So for Admin Professional Day, our card should say... "Thank you from all those whom you help so much." Those whom they help is us. 0-
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0 Er, uh... yes, technically. 02 br
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00 But since the use of "whom" is really making a fast exit from U.S. vocabulary, it could end up looking a little stilted. Can you avoid the situation by recasting the sentence so that "who" is used as the subject, something like "from all those who depend on you for all the help you give us" ... something like that? 0-
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00 But since the use of "whom" is really making a fast exit from U.S. vocabulary, it could end up looking a little stilted. Can you avoid the situation by recasting the sentence so that "who" is used as the subject, something like "from all those who depend on you for all the help you give us" ... something like that? 0-
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Hello:
Unique73, tour question was posted last year, but maybe this will help somebody else. I don't know if somebody answered it; here is my opinion: I think we have to say "whom" when we use "with" "to" or "at", as in:
Whom did you play with? Whom were you talking to? With whom I grew up. To whom a gave a letter. Whom are you laghing at? Etc.
And I believe that
Unique73, tour question was posted last year, but maybe this will help somebody else. I don't know if somebody answered it; here is my opinion: I think we have to say "whom" when we use "with" "to" or "at", as in:
Whom did you play with? Whom were you talking to? With whom I grew up. To whom a gave a letter. Whom are you laghing at? Etc.
And I believe that
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