Examples of nominative 'whom' errorneously used in embedded clauses.

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Riglos

#159866 Fri, 18 Nov 05 05:19 AM

Hi people!

Could you give me some examples of these and why is it that they are considered to be wrong?

Thanks a lot!

Mara.

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CalifJim

#159867 Fri, 18 Nov 05 05:24 AM

This is a trick question, right? There is no such thing as nominative "whom", as far as I know!

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Riglos

#159875 Fri, 18 Nov 05 05:44 AM

Right, Jim! That's why I used the term "erroneously" immediately afterwards, but I should have put it this way:

"Examples of erroneous nominative "whom" used in embedded clauses."

Or rather:

"Examples of objective "whom" erroneously used nominatively in embedded clauses."

Thanks for pointing that out!

Regards,

Mara.

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paco2004

#159883 Fri, 18 Nov 05 06:16 AM

Hello Mara

Do you mean a sentence like this?
"He came with a woman whom I thought was his wife".
This "whom" should be "who", because "a woman who was his wife".

paco

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Clive

#159888 Fri, 18 Nov 05 06:27 AM

Hi,

Whom wants to find such errors should just check the Internet. Here are three. C is my favourite.

A. The ......... Foundation is a real group whom wants to fund this type of research.

B. whom wants to play badminmton on coming monday?

C. ... the most romantic, feminine, soft, modern and sexy look in Bridal Gowns today. For the Bride whom wants to be different, for the bride whom wants to be exclusive, for the bride whom wants to be herself.

Why are they wrong? Well, because they're so . . . nominative.

Best wishes, Clive

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Anonymous

#223706 Mon, 08 May 06 11:37 PM

dose anyone no what the difference between a nominative and an objective????

-natty-

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MrPedantic

#223725 Tue, 09 May 06 12:37 AM

D. "Whom are you?" he said; for he had been to night school.

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Grammar Geek

#223776 Tue, 09 May 06 03:47 AM

Anonymous wrote:
dose anyone no what the difference between a nominative and an objective????

-natty-

Yes, natty, we do. But you'll have a better chance of getting a response if you start a new thread with your question. And more importantly, it sounds like a homework question. Do you know where to start in answering that question? We can help you with your answer, but not write it for you.

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Anonymous

#335461 Sun, 04 Mar 07 05:36 AM

can u give me a exaples of a nominative,objective,possisive nouns?

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