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Saveophelia Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Whom/Who issue. Plus preposition at the end. Still confused. :(
I've been staring at the following sentences for hours now, and I still can't figure out how to say it better. The "to" at the end really throws me off. Can anyone help me? Thank you.
I agree that the condo board members have a say in whom you sell your home to.
Should condo board members have a say in whom you sell your home to?
I agree that the condo board members have a say in whom you sell your home to.
Should condo board members have a say in whom you sell your home to?
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They're OK. I think I might say "... " whom is correct, but it seems almost too correct here (to my ear), as if the speaker is trying too hard to be correct.
- They're OK.
- I think I might say "...
- " whom is correct, but it seems almost too correct here (to my ear), as if the speaker is trying too hard to be correct.
- It's to whom , but the to is displaced to the end of the sentence, and in these cases it's usual to use who instead of whom .
- Of course, you can add something like "person" so that you can put the to earlier in the sentence: ...
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They're OK. I think I might say "... a say about who you sell your home to."
whom is correct, but it seems almost too correct here (to my ear), as if the speaker is trying too hard to be correct.
It's to whom, but the to is displaced to the end of the sentence, and in these cases it's usual to use who instead of whom.
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whom is correct, but it seems almost too correct here (to my ear), as if the speaker is trying too hard to be correct.
It's to whom, but the to is displaced to the end of the sentence, and in these cases it's usual to use who instead of whom.
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