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Old 31-Jan-2006, 04:22
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Hostile villages spawn barbarians whom attack everything around them.

Is an above sentence correct?

I think that whom have to change to who.
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Old 31-Jan-2006, 05:31
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Replace "who(m)" with a pronoun. Which one sounds better?

. . .who/they attack everything around them.
. . .whom/them attack everything around them.

Note, the verb is "attack", its object is "everything" and its subject is "who". Use "whom" or "what" for the verb's object:

Object: non-person
They attack everything. => What do they attack?

Object: person
They attack us. => Whom do they attack?


Grammar Help: I think that whom should be changed to who.
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hi lsujang

Good Question, I really had this problem and I couldn't know the answer

Thanks Casiopea, you really helped me
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Old 31-Jan-2006, 11:20
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You are welcome, kuwaiti-Girl, and Welcome.

Grammar Help: Good Question, I really had this problem and I couldn't figure out the answer.
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Old 31-Jan-2006, 20:49
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Thanks for the correcting

I'm still learning English and still have a lot of mistakes

But it's ok because I know that I could improve it

It's only time

Thanks again
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