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Rainbowwalker Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Who/whom
In this sentence, which answer is correct?
1. She has a boyfriend who she loves.
2. She has a boyfriend whom she loves.
Or should there be a comma?
And what are the rules for who/whom?
Thanks in advance.
1. She has a boyfriend who she loves.
2. She has a boyfriend whom she loves.
Or should there be a comma?
And what are the rules for who/whom?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Whom is grammatical, however I think modern day grammarians accept even who here. Somehow the sentence sounds a little odd to me. "
- Whom is grammatical, however I think modern day grammarians accept even who here.
- Somehow the sentence sounds a little odd to me.
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Whom is grammatical, however I think modern day grammarians accept even who here.
Somehow the sentence sounds a little odd to me.
I would say "She has a boy friend and she loves him."
Somehow the sentence sounds a little odd to me.
I would say "She has a boy friend and she loves him."
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The object case of who, whom, is disappearing, as many old inflections in English have done over the past few hundred years.
It is still always used in a prepositional phrase:
She has a boyfriend with whom she lives.
Except if the preposition is at the end of the clause:
She has a boyfriend who she lives with.
Who did he give the ring to? (informal)
To whom did h
It is still always used in a prepositional phrase:
She has a boyfriend with whom she lives.
Except if the preposition is at the end of the clause:
She has a boyfriend who she lives with.
Who did he give the ring to? (informal)
To whom did h
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Rainbowwalkershould there be a comma?Here's the contrast between using a comma and not using a comma.
She has a boyfriend who she loves. (And she has several other boyfriends who she does not love).
She has a boyfriend, who she loves. (She has a boyfriend, and she loves him.)
CJ
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