with whom to go out or to go out with

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Which is natural speaking or writing?If I had to choose one girl with whom to go out, it would be her.If I had to choose one girl to go out with, it would be her.Thanks

Mjcbrown · Accepted Answer

Both are correct. The first  sentence using "with whom" is a very formal style.

RandomGuy · Answer

The latter, definitely.

Regards · Answer

Hi,

With whom makes the first sentence sound very stilted. I would expect that sentence to occur in a formal

context, but I think the phrase it would be her turns it into mixed register.

This one would be better in academic writing:

If I had to choose one girl with whom to go out, it would be she.

Yes, I know using she instead of her may sound strange to you and maybe incorrect, but this sentence

would be appropriate if you were to write in a more formal style. When a pronoun follows a linking verb, it

should be in the subject case. Having said that, I much prefer the second sentence, which is both

grammatically sound and natural.

Regards

Fivejedjon · Answer

RegardsThis one would be better in academic writing:If I had to choose one girl with whom to go out, it would be she. Yes, I know using she instead of her may sound strange to you and maybe incorrect

It is not incorrect. It is just, as you said, very stilted.

RegardsI much prefer the second sentence, which is both grammatically sound and natural.

I agree.

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