By Direct questions, Whom

Hi Philip Thanks for the answer, but you changed my sentence, I guess. I asked about: Who did see you? and not Who did you see? Can you think of any examples with WHAT (my originall post)? thanks

Use the second one in a direct question. Whom are you going to marry? Use the first one in all other situations. ... whom you are going to marry ... CJ

Can I say this rule - "Subject and Object can never come next to each other"No, because the word order is different in an indirect question: I wonder whom you are going to marry and in a relative clause: She is the woman whom you are going to marry. CJ

I already asked whether someone (anyone) studies (is studying) generative grammar. I have some questions concerning excercises taken from a book. I do not want to ask my Prof. if everything is correct or not. There will be lots of questions, and I´m going to ask all of them. I would be very...

Diamondrg wrote: What about these? 1- I'll take whoever wants to go. (Longman) 2- I'll take who wants to go. 3- I don't know who knows the truth. 4- I don't know whoever knows the truth. What is the rule governing their use? do you think these are all correct? In an earlier thread,...

Let's say that you want to speak everyday American English, not write a formal paper. In that case you would not go far wrong to use "whom" immediately after a preposition, "who" otherwise. Since the sentence initial position is never after a preposition (by definition of "initial position"),...

(Which one is exact?) It sounds as if the boss is angry, Who with? Whom with? 1. How much do you need? (I know this one is correct) 2. How much you need? (I know this one is incorrect) If 2 is incorrect, why the following sentence is correct: Tell me how much you need....