You're welcome ! :)
On Oct 13, 1:55 pm, "mariappan balraj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Thanks Lil, I got it.
> Best Regards
> Mariappan
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Lílian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hi Mariappan!
>
> > In both sentences we have the linking verb "to be". So, we have a
> > subject + verb to be + complement. The word "students" is not an
> > object. It is a subject complement that follows the linking verb (to
> > be). So, the correct sentences are "Who do you think they are?" "Who
> > is that for?"
>
> > Regards
>
> > Lil
>
> > On Oct 13, 1:03 pm, "mariappan balraj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > > Hello Lil,
> > > Excellent explanation. Finally I came up with two more
> > doubts.
>
> > > 1) For the question "Who do you think they are?", the answer can be "I
> > > think they are students." Here "students" is an object.
>
> > > Then why "who" is correct??? and using "whom" is not correct????.
>
> > > Means why "Whom do you thing they are?" is not correct.
>
> > > 2) We are entering into our friend's house. And seeing some sweets
> > > there. And want to ask question like "Who is that for?". Is this
> > > correct? The answer from our friend can be "That is for you".
>
> > > If the question is not correct the how to ask?
>
> > > Best Regards
> > > Mariappan
>
> > > On 10/13/08, Lílian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > Hi Mariappan!
>
> > > > Sorry for the late reply!
>
> > > > Here goes a mini-tutorial to help you:
>
> > > > Subjects, Objects and Possessive Forms
> > > > To understand how to use "who," "whom," and "whose," you first have to
> > > > understand the difference between subjects, objects, and possessive
> > > > forms.
>
> > > > Subjects do an action:
>
> > > > He loves movies.
> > > > She goes to school.
> > > > We enjoy Chinese food.
> > > > Objects receive an action:
>
> > > > The teachers like him.
> > > > Thomas knows her.
> > > > The actor smiled at us.
> > > > Possessive forms tell us the person something belongs to:
>
> > > > His bike is broken.
> > > > I like her new book.
> > > > The teacher graded our homework.
> > > > "Who" is a Subject Pronoun
> > > > "Who" is a subject pronoun like "he," "she" and "we" in the examples
> > > > above. We use "who" to ask which person does an action or which person
> > > > is a certain way.
>
> > > > Examples:
>
> > > > Who made the birthday cake?
> > > > Who is in the kitchen?
> > > > Who is going to do the dishes?
> > > > "Whom" is an Object Pronoun
> > > > "Whom" is an object pronoun like "him," "her" and "us." We use "whom"
> > > > to ask which person receives an action.
>
> > > > Examples:
>
> > > > Whom are you going to invite?
> > > > Whom did he blame for the accident?
> > > > Whom did he hire to do the job?
> > > > "Whose" is a Possessive Pronoun
> > > > "Whose" is a possessive pronoun like "his," "her" and "our." We use
> > > > "whose" to find out which person something belongs to.
>
> > > > Examples:
>
> > > > Whose camera is this?
> > > > Whose dog is barking outside?
> > > > Whose cell phone keeps ringing?
> > > > "Who," "Whom" and "Whose" in Indirect Questions
> > > > The sentence below contains an example of an indirect question:
>
> > > > I don't know whom he invited.
> > > > Such sentences usually start with a phrase such as: "I am not sure" or
> > > > "He doesn't know" or "We don't care." Just ignore the first part of
> > > > the sentence and look at the indirect question when deciding whether
> > > > to use "who," "whom" or "whose." Ask yourself if the indirect question
> > > > requires a subject, object, or possessive form.
>
> > > > Examples:
>
> > > > He doesn't know who the boss of the company is. subject of the
> > > > indirect question
> > > > I don't care whom you invite. object of the indirect question
> > > > She isn't sure whose car that is. "Whose" shows possession of car.
> > > > "Who," "Whom" and "Whose" in Adjective Clauses
> > > > The sentence below contains an example of an adjective clause:
>
> > > > I know the man who won the contest.
> > > > Adjective clauses are used to describe a noun in the main sentence. In
> > > > the example above, the adjective clause tells us about "the man." Just
> > > > ignore the main sentence and look at the adjective clause when
> > > > deciding whether to use "who," "whom" or "whose." Ask yourself if the
> > > > adjective clause requires a subject, object, or possessive form.
>
> > > > Examples:
>
> > > > We knew the actress who starred in the movie. subject of adjective
> > > > clause
> > > > They hired the man whom we interviewed last week. object of adjective
> > > > clause
> > > > She knew the family whose house we bought. "Whose" shows possession of
> > > > house.
> > > > "Whom" Less Common
> > > > The form "whom" is becoming less and less common in English. Many
> > > > native English speakers think "whom" sounds outdated or strange. This
> > > > trend is particularly common in the United States. Especially when
> > > > combined with prepositions, most people prefer to use "who" as the
> > > > object pronoun. To most native English speakers, the examples below
> > > > sound quite natural.
>
> > > > Examples:
>
> > > > Who did you come to the party with?
> > > > I don't know who he gave the book to.
> > > > That is the woman who I was talking to.
> > > > Who did you get that from?
> > > > Do you have any idea who he sold his car to?
> > > > That is the person who I got the information from.
>
> > > > Regards
>
> > > > Lil
>
> > > > On Oct 13, 10:55 am, "mariappan balraj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >> Hi, If you consider the following sentence,
> > > >> The man whom he most admires will be here tonight.
>
> > > >> Here "whom" is relative pronoun.
>
> > > >> "He most admires Raju". We can ask question like "who does he
> > most
> > > >> admires?". But "whom does he most admires?" is wrong.
>
> > > >> The confusion comes because in the given sentence "Raju" is
> > object.
> > > >> So
> > > >> I thought to replace with the relative pronoun used for the person in
> > the
> > > >> possessive case. But it is wrong.
>
> > > >> Best Regards
> > > >> Mariappan
>
> > > >> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 6:11 PM, mariappan balraj <
>
> > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >> > Hello Anu, Thanks Anu. But I am not able to figure out
> > why
> > > >> > those sentences are wrong.
>
> > > >> > Best Regards
> > > >> > Mariappan
>
> > > >> > On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 3:33 PM, anurag barthwal
> > > >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> > > >> >> Hi Marriapan,
>
> > > >> >> Sorry for the delay. I'd asked Lilian to answer your questions, and
> > I
> > > >> >> was
> > > >> >> surprised when I saw that she didn't.
> > > >> >> I was away, to my home-town for some time.
>
> > > >> >> 1) Whom shall I give this to? (*wrong*)
>
> > > >> >> 2) Whom do you believe did this? (*wrong*)
>
> > > >> >> 3) Whom are you speaking?(*wrong*)
> > > >> >> Who are you speaking? (*wrong*)
>
> > > >> >> Who are you speaking to? (*correct*)
>
> > > >> >> 4) Whom do you think they are? (*wrong*)
>
> > > >> >> 5) What do you consider in the right? (*wrong*)
>
> > > >> >> 6) Whom, do you consider, is right? (*wrong*)
>
> > > >> >> 7) Whom did you speak to? (*wrong*)
>
> > > >> >> 8) Whom is that for? (*wrong*)
>
> > > >> >> Who is that for? (*wrong*)
>
> > > >> >> What is that for? (*correct*)
>
> > > >> >> [When you say, "What is that for?", there is an object you are
> > seeing
> > > >> >> or
> > > >> >> thinking about, and you want to know what it is for.
>
> > > >> >> For example : You enter your friend's workshop. You see a weird
> > looking
> > > >> >> tool there. As you are curious, you ask your friend, pointing
> > towards
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >> tool,
>
> > > >> >> "What is that for?" ]
>
> > > >> >> 9) What did they fight each other for?
>
> > > >> >> [Suppose, 2 persons were fighting. The fight has ended now. You are
> > > >> >> inquiring the eye witnesses, what they were fighting for. ]
> > > >> >> 10) Whom am I speaking to, please? (*wrong*)
> > > >> >> *
> > > >> >> regards
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