it was my uncle

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navi tasan

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Which are correct:

1-It was my uncle I was working for.
2-It was for my uncle I was working.
3-It was my uncle for whom I was working.

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Navi.
 

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The first is fine; the second is very unnatural; the third is possible, but formal.
 

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2 would work better this way:
It was for my uncle that I was working.

Still, it's not that natural.
 
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