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Ask for help > Help me, please!
Help me, please!
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hongduyen
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Help me, please!
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Could anybody please tell me if this sentence is correct?
" The boy next to whom I was sitting told me the answer."
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
17 Mar 2010
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aliciapc
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I would say " the boy sitting next to me" , it sounds more colloquial, but yes, what you wrote is perfectly fine, although too formal for everyday speaking ... |
17 Mar 2010
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hongduyen
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Dear colleagues,
I �m still a bit confused. In the sentence "The boy next to whom I was sitting told me the answer.", next to is a preposition, isn �t it? |
17 Mar 2010
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aliciapc
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Yes it is, and you use whom after prepositions, like :
"That �s the man with whom I saw her". But again, it �s more common to say "that �s the man I saw her with". |
17 Mar 2010
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cookingongas
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Remember the old rule:
�never use a preposition to end a sentence with �!
You can confuse your students with that one...
All the best,
Charles. |
17 Mar 2010
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yanogator
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Charles, you �re just playing with their minds!
Bruce |
17 Mar 2010
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