[Grammar] whom/who I have to

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Oceanlike

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It seems that ‘contemporary’ English allows the use of ‘who’ in the following sentence. However, in academic setting, English purists would (likely) use ‘whom’ based on traditional grammar rules – I think.

The Bradfords, whom/who I have to babysit for, are planning to relocate to the West coast.

If I am sitting for an examination, I think I would use ‘whom’.

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The answer has to be in this form: The Bradfords, whom/who I have to babysit for, are planning to relocate to the West coast.
 

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I agree. Whom with the preposition coming where it does in the sentence sounds odd to me. I can't say it's wrong, but it doesn't sound natural to me.
 
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