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June 25 Grammar Capsule - Prepositions For The Perplexed
June 25 Grammar Capsule - Prepositions For The Perplexed
GRAMMAR CAPSULE
Ex. Whose house do you want to meet at? (The prepositional phrase is at whose house.) By the way, it is this practice that is contributing to the decline of whom as the object form of who.
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The ear recognizes the need for whom when to precedes it, but not when the to is far removed: Who do you want to speakto? as opposed to To whom do you wish to speak? As for wanting rules that will explain every prepositional expression such as in the army, on the team, at the hour, or in a monthsave your energy. They dont exist.
Stay tuned for the next article Beware of whom for details.