I am well versed in English but these are some uncommon phrases I came up with and leave me somewhat puzzled which brings me here in search for clarification.
1. Who/Whom am I to cast my eyes upon
2. Who/Whom they are supposed to capture
3. If you're alone, only silence returns the/a call
4. Who/Whom am I to paint these windows for
5. 'Whose warmth they are to miss?' or 'Whose warmth are they to miss?'
I welcome any confident replies.
Last edited by lockheed; 21-Mar-2011 at 17:13.
In all these sentences, most BrE speakers would use 'who'. Those people who chose to use 'whom' would almost certainly bring the preposition to the front of the sentence in#1 and #4:1. Who/Whom am I to cast my eyes upon?
This sounds like something from a bad swords-and-sandals film.
2. Who/Whomthey areare they supposed to capture?
3. If you're alone, only silence returns the/a call.
This sounds like a bit of meaningless would-be philosophy.
4. Who/Whom am I to paint these windows for?
1. Upon whom..........4. For whom...
Thanks! Can you clarify no 3 whether it should be 'a' or 'the'?
Voice call, shout. Nothing to do with a phone call.
It means that if you say something, you won't hear anything back.
The answer is 'a call', then.