Hi, ......... did you speak to? A) who B) whom
U Untaught88 Senior Member Joined Jan 8, 2015 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Urdu Home Country Pakistan Current Location Pakistan Apr 17, 2017 #1 Hi, ......... did you speak to? A) who B) whom
G GoesStation No Longer With Us Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 17, 2017 #2 The vast majority of speakers and writers would use A. Your teacher may believe they are all wrong and that only B is correct.
The vast majority of speakers and writers would use A. Your teacher may believe they are all wrong and that only B is correct.
A andrewg927 Senior Member Joined Apr 9, 2017 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 17, 2017 #3 If you want to use "whom", I suspect you will need to rearrange your question to "To whom did you speak?". This is of course very unnatural in speech but perhaps acceptable in writing.
If you want to use "whom", I suspect you will need to rearrange your question to "To whom did you speak?". This is of course very unnatural in speech but perhaps acceptable in writing.
A andrewg927 Senior Member Joined Apr 9, 2017 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 17, 2017 #4 Also some teachers think ending a sentence with a preposition is just wrong. You might want to check with your teacher to see what he/she prefers.
Also some teachers think ending a sentence with a preposition is just wrong. You might want to check with your teacher to see what he/she prefers.
G GoesStation No Longer With Us Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 17, 2017 #5 You should do your best to avoid such teachers.
G GoesStation No Longer With Us Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 18, 2017 #6 In fact, they are the sort of teacher up with which one should not put.