Who / whom
My dictionary says that (A) is grammatically correct and (B) is wrong but that, in reality, (B) is also used. Is this information correct? Would you yourself accept the use of ‘whom’ in a sentence like this?
(A) He is a man who they believe is one of the greatest artists in the world.
(B) He is a man whom they believe is one of the greatest artists in the world.
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Koji from Japan Is this information correct? Yes. Koji from Japan Would you yourself accept the use of ‘whom’ in a sentence like this?
- Koji from Japan Is this information correct?
- Yes.
- Koji from Japan Would you yourself accept the use of ‘whom’ in a sentence like this?
- Absolutely.
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0Koji from JapanMy dictionary says that (A) is grammatically correct and (B) is wrong
I agree.
Koji from Japanin reality, (B) is also used
Well, that may be, but people make mistakes all the time, so this isn't really telling us anything useful (in my opinion).
Koji from JapanWould you yo
0Koji from JapanHe is a man whom they believe is one of the greatest artists in the world.
By the way, this can be analyzed thus:
He is a man who [they believe] is one of the greatest artists in the world.
In other words
They believe that he is one of the greatest artists in the world.
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