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Ask for help > I´ve been argueing with my colleagues! So please help!
I´ve been argueing with my colleagues! So please help!
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hongduyen
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I´ve been argueing with my colleagues! So please help!
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Which do you think is the best choice for the following sentence?
" The success of a shared holiday depends on ________ you shared it with"
A. who B. whom C. whoever |
8 Jan 2009
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Zora
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The answer is B "whom" ... it�s the only choice that can go with "on"...
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8 Jan 2009
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hongduyen
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Thanks, Zora, but I�m afraid you�ve made a mistake. The one following "on" in this sentence is not simply a relative pronoun but a norminal clause. |
8 Jan 2009
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saninfe
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I would say the answer is A who because it depends on the preposition with and this is at the end of the sentence.
The success of a shared holiday depends on who you shared it with.(And not depends on with whom you shared it) |
8 Jan 2009
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Zora
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Okay.... let�s take the sentence apart using the theory of "who or whom"
The difference between who and whom is exactly the same
as the difference between I and me, he and him,
she and her, etc. Who, like I, he, and she,
is a subject - it is the person performing the action of the verb.
Whom, like me, him, and her, is an object - it is the person to/about/for whom the
action is being done. Whom is also the correct choice after a
preposition: with whom, one of whom, not "with who, one of who."
" The success of a shared holiday depends on ________ you shared it with"
A. who B. whom C. whoever
I say it�s "whom" others say it�s "who"...
So let�s substitute "whom" for an object "him"
" The success of a shared holiday depends on him you shared it with" NO
"Who for he"
" The success of a shared holiday depends on he you shared it with" NO
AND "whoever for whatever persons"
"The success of a shared holiday depends on whatever persons you shared it with... " YES
The last one make the most sense so it is in fact the correct one... I was fooled by the verb + preposition, I wasn�t paying attention... 
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8 Jan 2009
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hongduyen
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I�m not sure, saninfe. You can use "with" before "whom" when "whom" is a relative pronoun, but in this ocasion, "whom" stands for "the person with whom...", or "the person who you share it with." Well, I want to decide which is better,
" The success of a shared holiday depends on the person whom you shared it with", or
" The success of a shared holiday depends on anybody whom you shared it with" |
8 Jan 2009
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hongduyen
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I mean: Which is better,
" The success of a shared holiday depends on the person whom you shared it with",
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" The success of a shared holiday depends on anybody whom you shared it with" |
8 Jan 2009
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Zora
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The first one is better and more correct:
" The success of a shared holiday depends on the person whom you shared it with",
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8 Jan 2009
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hongduyen
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 Thanks a lot, Zora! So, B is the best answer since Whom is better than Who ( in the relative clause, whom is used for an object pnonoun) And it�s my choice, too. |
8 Jan 2009
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eng789
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The success of a shared holiday depends on who you shared it with.
The success of a shared holiday depends on with whom you shared it.
These sound good to me. |
8 Jan 2009
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