Liza
Which sentence is correct? 1. Whom would you like to spend your vacation with? 2. With whom would you like to spend your vacation? Thanks)
Jan 18, 2011 2:45 PM
Answers · 5
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They are both correct. As Sergey said, 2 is a more formal way to phrase it. People who use the Prep+whom combination are considered to sound more "high brow" (ie. they sound fancier). However grammatically they are both correct.
January 19, 2011
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In formal English we use preposition + whom: With whom did you go? To whom were you speaking? But in ordinary English we usually move the preposition to the end of the sentence. The "whom" then normally changes to "who": Who did you go with? Who were you speaking to?
January 18, 2011
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I can only guess that sentence number one is more formal and rather used in written form. Whereas the second one is more likely in spoken context.
January 18, 2011
Hello Liza. I think it's better to be written as: 1. Who would you like to spend your vacation with? 2. With who would you like to spend your vacation?
January 18, 2011
Hello Liza. I think it's better to be written as: 1. Who would you like to spend your vacation with? 2. With who would you like to spend your vacation?
January 18, 2011
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