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khmerhit
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ls650
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I thought 'whom' was used as an adjective clause connector only when it doesn't act as the subject of the clause - otherwise you use 'who'.
Ex) She was the woman who I loved.
Ex) She was the woman whom loved me.
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johnslat
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 12:42 pm Post subject: Hoo and Hoom |
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Dear Is650,
In the two exmples you have, the "proper grammar" would be exactly the opposite:
e.g. She was the woman whom I loved.
e.g. She was the woman who loved me.
And what's strange is your examples contradict your first sentence:
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I thought 'whom' was used as an adjective clause connector only when it doesn't act as the subject of the clause - otherwise you use 'who'.
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In your first example, the "who" is the object of the clause (the subject is "I"); in your second example, the "whom" is the subject (of "loved").
Personally, I think "whom" is pretty much on its way out - the only possibile exceptions' being when "whom" follows the preposition as its object:
e.g. To Whom It May Concern:
But even in such cases, I suspect "whom" may well disappear from the English language in the not-too-distant future. So, I'm not a stickler for
students' having to use "whom" as a object relative pronoun / "who" as a subject relative pronoun.
Regards.
John |
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