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ahoom
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 Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:39 pm Post subject: Which one is correct ? |
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Which one is correct ?
(1) The man whom I was sitting next to on the plane talked all the time.
This sentence is made up of two sentences : "The man talked all the
time." and "I was sitting next to him on the plane."
If we combine these two sentences into one by using the
'preposition + relative pronoun,' which one is correct ? If two are
possible, which one is common ?
(a) The man to whon I was sitting next on the plane talked all the time.
(b) The man next to whom I was sitting on the pllane talked all the time. |
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Anuradha Chepur
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:02 am Post subject: |
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(a) The man to whon I was sitting next on the plane talked all the time.
(b) The man next to whom I was sitting on the pllane talked all the time. |
Both are possible with a little correction in each.
(a) The man whom I was sitting next to on the plane talked all the time.
(b) The man next to whom I was sitting on the plane talked all the time. |
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Mary W. Ng
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Which one is correct ? |
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"The man talked all the time."
"I was sitting next to him on the plane." |
The relative pronoun whom joins these two simple sentences to form these complex sentences:
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(1) The man whom I was sitting next to on the plane talked all the time.
(b) The man next to whom I was sitting on the plane talked all the time. |
Sentence (b) is more formal; the compound preposition next to is placed before the relative pronoun whom.
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