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Re: The difference between 'who' and 'whom'

I just joined this Forum a few days ago. I do not know what I going to tell you is still relevant. I have come across an article "Who" or "Whom" (relative pronouns), careful perusal and digestion of which may be of great help.

Re: help me solve the confusion

Not really understand what u mean "write a few sentences", is it write a few sentences when next time i post OR to understand how to use those word, write a few sentences?

Re: help me solve the confusion

whose/whom - do you know the difference between his and him? Why don't you write a couple sentences in which you try to use them. someone/some person - how would you like to use "some person"? It's more common to use "someone." other person/people - person is...

Re: The difference between 'who' and 'whom'

Hello Anon,You're quite right:1. Whom was given a book?is incorrect.(This may not have been clear in the original post, where an asterisk denoted "incorrectness".)Best wishes,MrP

Re: The difference between 'who' and 'whom'

I'm sorry but I think that this example is incorrect. Since 'Max' is the subject of the clause (with 'given' being the verb and the 'book' the object), it would then translate to Who was given the book? If the original sentence had been, Casi gave Max the book then it...

Re: Words borrowed from Italian

Thanks for the link.Two words I am interested to are "Sublime" and "Bello" . I need to know, if in the U.S. (and in English speaking countries):1) "sublime" is also used as adjective to express beauty of something (as an example: "sublime picture");2) if...

Re: full of/filled with

Hi, "We live in a world that is full of colors." "The world is full of dogs and cats." My English-speaking friends told me that the phrase "filled with" would be better in those two sentences, but I don't understand why. Can anybody please tell me the...

Re: Another who/whom question

Anon, I'm not sure if you're teasing or if you are really that confused about the usage, but please look up the difference between who and whom and realize that your differentiation is 100% wrong.

Re: deduct, offset,credit ?

Hi Avangi,Could it be the difference between our two interpretations come from our own experience? For you, being a native English speaker, maybe you have seen its use from a passive mode so often that you don’t even need to analyze it. For me, I was taught to use the active voice unless there...

Re: The difference between 'who' and 'whom'

Asha101 wrote: Can I say if I use the preposition correctly, I can pretty much avoid "whom" in my writing? If you are sufficiently determined, you can pretty much avoid "whom". (Do you dislike it, Asha?) Best wishes, MrP