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The_govt Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Who/whom
Please could someone help me determine which one of the following sentences is correct?
1) Our earliest memories factor considerably in determining who we turn out to be.
2) Our earliest memories factor considerably in determining whom we turn out to be.
I'm guessing it's the first one but that's just a hunch...
Thanks for your help!
1) Our earliest memories factor considerably in determining who we turn out to be.
2) Our earliest memories factor considerably in determining whom we turn out to be.
I'm guessing it's the first one but that's just a hunch...
Thanks for your help!
Top answer
I do think the first one is correct.
- I do think the first one is correct.
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I think 'who' is used as a pronoun for the subject, whilst 'whom' is a pronoun for the object.
I'm most-likely dearly wrong though.
I'm most-likely dearly wrong though.
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You are right, but I felt whom may be the correct one in the sentence.
Example: She wanted to know who she was. Here whom is incorrect, isn't?
Example: She wanted to know who she was. Here whom is incorrect, isn't?
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You are right, but I felt whom may be the correct one in the sentence.
Example: She wanted to know who she was. Here whom is incorrect, isn't?
Example: She wanted to know who she was. Here whom is incorrect, isn't?
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my thoughts are this:
As far as I am aware MarisaWasHere is right, in that 'who' is the subject of the pronoun and 'whom' is the object of the pronoun.
The verb 'to be' doesn't take an accusative object therefore 'who' should be correct. But then the 'determining' and 'turn out' part threw me, because 'to determine' something, takes an object... does't it...?
I think I
As far as I am aware MarisaWasHere is right, in that 'who' is the subject of the pronoun and 'whom' is the object of the pronoun.
The verb 'to be' doesn't take an accusative object therefore 'who' should be correct. But then the 'determining' and 'turn out' part threw me, because 'to determine' something, takes an object... does't it...?
I think I
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