ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: Is this sentence correct? Which should be used who or whom in both cases?

komountain — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 09:09:23 GMT

Ha ha ha. I guffaw.

I hope you have some salt.

Re: Is this sentence correct? Which should be used who or whom in both cases?

CalifJim — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 03:22:02 GMT

There's no need for true confessions on this forum!

Re: Is this sentence correct? Which should be used who or whom in both cases?

komountain — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 03:14:34 GMT

Sorry, I didn't know there were two 'who's.'
I stopped reading in the middle. That's why I got
low marks from the tests I took when I was a student.

Re: Is this sentence correct? Which should be used who or whom in both cases?

MrPedantic — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:41:47 GMT

Hello Guest

I believe Komountain's comment relates to the first 'who' in your sentence, so I'll comment on the 2nd.

For this 'who', you use 'who':

'...who gave me the book'.

This is because it's the subject of the verb 'gave'.

MrP

Re: Is this sentence correct? Which should be used who or whom in both cases?

komountain — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:31:20 GMT

In an exam setting, you should choose 'whom,' not 'who.'
That's what the traditional grammar says. However, 'who' is sometimes
used in less formal writings. I consider it as substandard, so I'd advise you to avoid it.

Is this sentence correct? Which should be used who or whom in both cases?

Guest — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 22:10:17 GMT

The man who you should marry is th eone who gave me the book.