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Masaj  #430492  Sat, 13 Oct 07 07:15 PM
Help me with this format semi colon use and who/whom.

Dedicated to my mom, who always believed in me, and to my two sons, David and Matthew who I believe in.
  
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Yoong Liat  #430498  Sat, 13 Oct 07 07:40 PM
 Masaj wrote:
Help me with this format semi colon use and who/whom. Dedicated to my mom, who always believed in me, and to my two sons, David and Matthew who I believe in.

Dedicated to my mom, who always believes in me, and to my two sons, David and Matthew, whom I believe in.
  
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Anonymous  #430507  Sat, 13 Oct 07 08:16 PM
 Yoong Liat wrote:

Dedicated to my mom, who always believes in me, and to my two sons, David and Matthew, whom I believe in.


Believed would be the correct choice if the writer's mother had passed away.
  
Cool Breeze  #430508  Sat, 13 Oct 07 08:19 PM
 Yoong Liat wrote:
 Masaj wrote:
Help me with this format semi colon use and who/whom. Dedicated to my mom, who always believed in me, and to my two sons, David and Matthew who I believe in.

Dedicated to my mom, who always believes in me, and to my two sons, David and Matthew, whom I believe in.

Hi YL

How do you know that the mother is still alive? Who and whom are both correct when the preposition is at the end of the relative clause.

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Yoong Liat  #430722  Sun, 14 Oct 07 01:36 PM
 Cool Breeze wrote:
 Yoong Liat wrote:
 Masaj wrote:
Help me with this format semi colon use and who/whom. Dedicated to my mom, who always believed in me, and to my two sons, David and Matthew who I believe in.

Dedicated to my mom, who always believes in me, and to my two sons, David and Matthew, whom I believe in.

Hi YL

How do you know that the mother is still alive? Who and whom are both correct when the preposition is at the end of the relative clause.

CB


You're right. I was presuming that the mother is still alive.  If she has already passed away, then 'believed' would be the word to use. I would suggest that Masaj let us know whether his/her mother is still alive so that we can decide which verb to use.

The use of 'whom' is formal from what I've gathered from English usage books. 'Who' is also correct, according to some English usage books.
  
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