whom 用法1
問:You gave whom the book?
whom 放在這個位置上是正確的嗎?
答:見what5 。
whom 用法2 (with whom/ whom…with?)
問:(A) With whom did you go?
(B) Whom did you go with?
上面哪個whom 用法是正確的?
答:上面的兩種whom 用法都是正確的。但是在語用上是有區別的。句型(A) 是正式用法, 而且很罕見。句型(B) 中的whom 常常用作who, 尤其是在口語中。請比較:
- (A) To whom did you give it?
(B) Whom did you give it to?
你把它給誰了? - (A) To whom did the detective show his badge?
(B) Who did the detective show his badge to?
那個偵探給誰看了他的獎章?
當who 用作連接代名詞時, 情況亦是如此, 但是介係詞+ 連接代名詞不像位於句首的介係詞+ 疑問代名詞那樣罕見:
- (A) don’t know to whom to give it.
(B) I don’t know who to give it to. - (A) I wonder to whom he’s talking.
(B) I wonder who he’s talking to.