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Yana Go
Who or whom?
I have a book, it's called "Understanding&Using English Grammar" by Betty Schrampfer Azar, and there is a note: "In spoken Eglish, WHOM is rarely used; WHO is used instead. WHOM, not WHO, is used if preceded by a preposition."
So, I've written these sentences:
Who does that book belong to?
Who is the letter addressed to?
Who did I call to?
But a native speaker corrected all the "who" to "whom" in each sentence.
Could you explain me please why it's not correct to use WHO there? I'm wondering because according to my book, I can say this way:) Thanks in advance.
26 Thg 01 2016 23:04
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Who or whom?
"In spoken English, WHOM is rarely used; WHO is used instead. WHOM, not WHO, is used if preceded by a preposition."So, I've written these sentences:
Who does that book belong to?
Who is the letter addressed to?
Who did I call to?
All these are correct.
They could be rewritten as :
'To whom does that book belong ?'
'To whom is the letter addressed ?
'To whom did I call ?
'But a native speaker corrected all the "who" to "whom" in each sentence' : that would be incorrect, and a native speaker should know better.
The versions using 'whom' would not normally be used in speaking, and even in writing are rather formal. Few people these days would use this form unless wishing to appear formal, so it might be used in an ironic [slightly sarcastic] fashion i.e. making fun of a situation.
26 tháng 1 năm 2016
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Who does that book belong to?
Who did I call to?
don't worry everyone says the above in real life
26 tháng 1 năm 2016
Thanks for your answer! :)
18 tháng 4 năm 2017
Your first two sentences are perfectly correct. Only someone not versed in current English would object.
Your last sentence should be "Who did I call?"
Well done;-)
18 tháng 4 năm 2017
Thank you, Holly! Usually, I don't have lots of problem with the usage of "whom" and "who". I just couldn't understand who is right in this situation, my textbook or that native speaker :) Now I got it! :)
27 tháng 1 năm 2016
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