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Ask for help > Circle the underlined part among A, B, C, or D that needs correcting
Circle the underlined part among A, B, C, or D that needs correcting
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hanhxuanthao
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Circle the underlined part among A, B, C, or D that needs correcting
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I have two brothers, both of them are studying in England
A B C D
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23 Apr 2009
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littlecityblue
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Um... none of them look wrong to me as a native speaker. |
23 Apr 2009
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Zora
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I agree with littlecityblue... all are correct, I think...
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23 Apr 2009
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alex1968
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C is wrong!
you have to say: both of whom
If you say: both of them then you have a double object
Since you already have the object "brothers" you don �t need "them" |
23 Apr 2009
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hanhxuanthao
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oh thank you ...it must be something wrong ..it �s C as u said ...Thanks for helping , Alex, Zora and Little city blue
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23 Apr 2009
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douglas
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But don �t forget, "whom" is slowly being pushed out of the English langauge. I would accept "them", which is what I use as a native speaker (Doesn �t mean I know all the rules, but it �s my language, I can use it how I want). |
23 Apr 2009
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ggroneet
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If you look at the sentence from a grammatical aspect it should be study in England and not are studying.
If your brothers live in England the are not studying now! They study every day.
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23 Apr 2009
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alex1968
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Unfortunately, Douglas, we have to follow grammar rules when it comes to exams!!
This would be correct:
I have two brothers. Both of them are studying in England. (2 separate sentences)
But since the sentence is joined by a comma, there is a double object which is ungrammatical!
These types of double subject, double object traps are especially popular in TOEFL & TOIEC exams.
Of course spoken language doesn �t resemble "book language"! Thank goodness!!! |
23 Apr 2009
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masia
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"both of whom" is what came to my mind when i saw that sentence.
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23 Apr 2009
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douglas
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Thanks for the exam warninng alex--luckily I currently don �t have to teach to any exams. |
23 Apr 2009
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BRAHIM S
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definitely whom instead of them (c) Alex1968 is perfectly right |
23 Apr 2009
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