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[Gorkem Atay]

1. ''Tom became friends with the tenant whose air conditioner that he had fixed.''
2. ''Tom became friends with the tenant who he had fixed his air conditioner.''

Does the second sentence give the same meaning with the first one? If not, could you correct my second sentence please?

 

[Matthew Wai]

Do you mean 'Tom became a friend of the tenant whose air conditioner had been fixed by him'?

Not a teacher.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

Or, 'Tom became friends with the tenant whose air conditioner he had fixed.'

 

[Gorkem Atay]

Do you mean 'Tom became a friend of the tenant whose air conditioner had been fixed by him'?

Not a teacher.

Exactly. I think, my first sentence gives this meaning, but I am not sure about the second one...

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

The second one is wrong. I would change it to what I suggested in #3

 

[Gorkem Atay]

I am not a teacher.

The second one is wrong. I would change it to what I suggested in #3

Well, is the second one wrong in terms of grammar or isn't is useful.

 

[tzfujimino]

Well, is the second one wrong in terms of grammar or isn't is useful.

Hello, Gorkem.:-D
Yes, it's grammatically incorrect and it's not useful, unfortunately.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Is the following one grammatical?
Tom became friends with the tenant for whom he had fixed the air conditioner.

 

[tzfujimino]

Hello, Matthew.:-D
I find your sentence perfectly grammatical.
It sounds very formal to me, though.

 

[charliedeut]

1. ''Tom became friends with the tenant whose air conditioner [STRIKE]that [/STRIKE]he had fixed.''

Actually, the first sentence, as it stood, was also incorrect. :up:

 

[Gorkem Atay]

Hello, Matthew.:-D
I find your sentence perfectly grammatical.
It sounds very formal to me, though.

''Tom became friends with the tenant for whom he had fixed the air conditioner.''

Would you mind explaining me this ''for whom'' usage please?

 

[MikeNewYork]

"Who" is the nominative case of the pronoun; "whom" is the objective case. When this pronoun follows a preposition, it should be "whom".

 

[Gorkem Atay]

"Who" is the nominative case of the pronoun; "whom" is the objective case. When this pronoun follows a preposition, it should be "whom".

It is the first the I have ever seen 'for whom'. For example:

''The detective never found find out the reason for which the old man was killed.'' Here ''for which'' give meaning of ''why''. Is there a similar duty of ''for whom'' like,for example, ''because'' meaning?

 

[Matthew Wai]

In my sentence, 'for whom' means 'for the tenant'.

Not a teacher.

 

[Gorkem Atay]

In my sentence, 'for whom' means 'for the tenant'.

Not a teacher.

You want to say;

''Tom became friends with the tenant whom he had fixed the air conditioner for.''

but more formal one:

''Tom became friends with the tenant for whom he had fixed the air conditioner.''

Is it correct?

 

[Matthew Wai]

As I am not a teacher, I don't know whether it is more formal, I just think it is better.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes. "Whom" stands in for "tenant". It also serves as the object of the preposition "for".

Many people would use "who" in your first sentence even though it is not technically grammatical.