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Silak12 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Who vs whom?

Hi, everyone.

Could you tell me the correct pronoun form question of the sentence below?

He was playing the role of (the) gracious host.

Whom was he playing the role of?

Is my try correct?

Thanks!

  

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Is my try correct? No, because that is a mongrel structure. These are your choices: Who was he playing the role of?

— Mister Micawber

  • Is my try correct?
  • No, because that is a mongrel structure.
  • These are your choices: Who was he playing the role of?
  • — native Of whom was he playing the role?
  • — hyper-formal
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silak12Whom was he playing the role of?Is my try correct?

No, because that is a mongrel structure.

These are your choices:

Who was he playing the role of? — native

Of whom was he playing the role?— hyper-formal

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