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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Who/whom
In the following sentence, should I use who or whom?
"I took the child who/whom was lost to her mother."
At first glance it seems "who" would be correct since you would use the nominative case in the adjective clause (she was lost). I was told "whom" is the correct answer because the lost child is the direct object.
"I took the child who/whom was lost to her mother."
At first glance it seems "who" would be correct since you would use the nominative case in the adjective clause (she was lost). I was told "whom" is the correct answer because the lost child is the direct object.
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The child is, indeed the object of the verb took , but who is the subject of the following verb was (passive construction).
- The child is, indeed the object of the verb took , but who is the subject of the following verb was (passive construction).
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The child is, indeed the object of the verb took, but who is the subject of the following verb was (passive construction).
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