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Azz Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Whom.... who
Can one say
a.They arrested the woman whom I had talked to and entered the building through the back door.
b.They arrested the woman whom I had talked to and who entered the building through the back door.
c. They tried to use the phone which you had given them and had a loud ring.
d. They tried to use the phone which you had given them and which had a loud ring.
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Many thanks.
a.They arrested the woman whom I had talked to and entered the building through the back door.
b.They arrested the woman whom I had talked to and who entered the building through the back door.
c. They tried to use the phone which you had given them and had a loud ring.
d. They tried to use the phone which you had given them and which had a loud ring.
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Many thanks.
Top answer
No, not in any of those ways. They arrested the woman who had entered the building through the back door and talked to me. They tried to use the phone with the loud ring which you had given them.
- No, not in any of those ways.
- They arrested the woman who had entered the building through the back door and talked to me.
- They tried to use the phone with the loud ring which you had given them.
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No, not in any of those ways.
They arrested the woman who had entered the building through the back door and talked to me.
They tried to use the phone with the loud ring which you had given them.
They arrested the woman who had entered the building through the back door and talked to me.
They tried to use the phone with the loud ring which you had given them.
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Thank you very much,
I seem to have a problem here. I would like to 'test' a few more sentences, if you won't mind.
Are these wrong as well:
e. He was the man whom I wanted to hire and who refused to work with me..
f. He was the man whom I wanted to hire and refused to work with me..
I seem to have a problem here. I would like to 'test' a few more sentences, if you won't mind.
Are these wrong as well:
e. He was the man whom I wanted to hire and who refused to work with me..
f. He was the man whom I wanted to hire and refused to work with me..
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azzAre these wrong as well:You are not tying the ideas together in a reasonable manner. You need to make use of the proper conjunctions, of subordination, and the other tools of composition.
He was the man whom I wanted to hire but who refused to work with me..
This is the bridge constructed in 2008 which collapsed last y
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Thank you very much again.
I see what you mean. The two parts don't seem to really fit together....
I have one more question:
In this sentence
He was the man whom I wanted to hire but who refused to work with me..
Can one take out the word 'who' ?
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I see what you mean. The two parts don't seem to really fit together....
I have one more question:
In this sentence
He was the man whom I wanted to hire but who refused to work with me..
Can one take out the word 'who' ?
H
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azzCan one take out the word 'who' ?No, not at all. Then you have 'whom refused'—not possible.
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