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Grammar and Linguistics > Help using relative clauses
Help using relative clauses
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joanadelmar
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Help using relative clauses
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Which do you think is the best sentence or are all of them correct?
Join the two sentences using a relative pronoun: Kevin Mitnick is a famous hacker. We read about him in the papers.
Kevin Mitnick, who we read about in the papers, is a famous hacker.
Kevin Mitnick, whom we read about in the papers, is a famous hacker. Kevin Mitnick, about whom we read in the papers, is a famous hacker.
Thanks!
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29 May 2017
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maryse pey�
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A simpler sentence may be : We read about Kevin Mitnick, (who is) a famous hacker, in the papers.
Otherwise the 3 sentences sound grammatically right to me but not really natural. I may be wrong of course and several opinions are better than only one. |
29 May 2017
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redcamarocruiser
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In this sentence, "Kevin Mitnick, whom we read about...." we should use whom because Kevin is the object. Kevin Mittnick, about whom we read, is also correct. �Who �, the nominative case, is only used with subjects in a sentence. "whom we read about" gets 217,000 hits in google. "who we read about" got 10 hits. |
29 May 2017
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cunliffe
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To my English ears, �whom � sounds pretentious; it �s going, leaving the language. You rarely hear it, although you do read it, still. To be honest, I use it occasionally and it makes me feel smug, superior! Of course, it is correct, but anyone under 30, 40? wouldn �t know how to use it. Language changes and I regret the loss of �whom � but its days are numbered. |
30 May 2017
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joanadelmar
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I agree with you cunliffe: it sounds pretentious, but it �s gramatically correct. maryse peyé, Thanks for making it simpler. Thanks for your help cunliffe, redcamarocruiser and maryse peyé. Have a nice week.  |
30 May 2017
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RabbitWho
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Yes, you can always use whom when "who" is the object of the clause. |
30 May 2017
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nawfel
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Kevin Mitnick is such a famous hacker that we read about him in the papers |
31 May 2017
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scottmason
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2 and 3 are grammaticaly correct. "Who" the nominative case, is only used with subjects in a sentence. I think this might be helpful: Spanish to English. It offers daily grammar & vocabulary lessons and instant translation! |
31 Jul 2017
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