Khalil Magsi
Hello! Hope all are doing well😊 Could anyone please let me know the difference between these and which is grammatically correct? 1- who am I speaking to 2- to who am I speaking 3- who am I speaking with 4- with who am I speaking 5- with whom I am speaking 6- whom I speaking with
24 апр. 2022 г., 16:05
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In essence the difference between "who" and "whom" comes down to the way they function. Who is typically the subject of a sentence: e.g. Who ate my apple? Who are you? Whereas, whom is used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition: e.g. To whom was this letter addressed? Whom do you believe? A good way to identify whether a sentence requires who or whom is to follow this rule: If you can replace the word with ā€œheā€ā€™ or ā€œā€™she,ā€ use who. If you can replace it with ā€œhimā€ or ā€œher,ā€ use whom. (please bear in mind that there might be some slight structural changes needed to do this). -one thing I will add is the most times in colloquial English whom is not used very often. So from a quick glance these should be correct: Who am I speaking to? With whom am I speaking? To whom am I speaking?
24 Š°ŠæŃ€ŠµŠ»Ń 2022 г.
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2, 4, 5, and 6 sound too formal. 1 sounds good, but it might be too direct. We might say something like, 'May I ask who I am speaking to?' It sounds more polite like that. As for 3, I don't think it's suitable to use with unless 2 people are having a conversation and then the person suddenly wants to know the name of the person. I think the preposition 'to' sounds better and is more suitable for a phone call.
24 Š°ŠæŃ€ŠµŠ»Ń 2022 г.
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