One neighbor whom my mother fearfully referred to as…
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Grammar Question WHO vs WHOM Forum
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luuma
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Grammar Question WHO vs WHOM
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One neighbor whom my mother fearfully referred to as…
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One neighbor, who my mother fearfully referred to as…
One neighbor whom my mother fearfully referred to as…
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One neighbor, who my mother fearfully referred to as…
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luuma
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Re: Grammar Question
It's for my diversity statement.
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rinkrat19
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One neighbor, to whom my mother fearfully referred as...
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rion91
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Re: Grammar Question WHO vs WHOM
It's a direct object. Whom.
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TLSanders
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Re: Grammar Question WHO vs WHOM
The correct phrasing is awkward here. Why not, "My mother fearfully referred to one neighbor as _________________" and then a new sentence describing whatever it is you were going to say about this neighbor.
