The volleyball players whom i met yesturday were too skill for me.
or should i change the word whom to whose or who?
2007-11-09 00:14:11 · 5 answers · asked by vandamme's girl 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The volleyball players I met yesterday were too skilled for me.
Drop the whom completely. Change skill to skilled. And fix spelling of yesterday.
2007-11-09 00:27:42 · answer #1 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would replace the word 'skilled' with 'talented.' In this instance, the word 'skilled' sounds a bit awkward, despite being correct.
I will disagree with the others regarding the use of who/whom. I believe you were correct with your use of 'whom' since 'whom' is the object (the volleyball players) and not the subject ('I') of the adjective clause 'whom I met yesterday'. Perhaps placing the phrase in between commas will help to clarify it. (Note: The use of who/whom has been used improperly so much that the use of 'whom' sounds incorrect to many speakers of American-style English. I say this as a American myself, so I am not trying to bash the Yanks.)
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The volleyball players, whom I met yesterday, were too talented for me.
2007-11-09 09:26:17 · answer #2 · answered by Gin Martini 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would use 'who' myself I think that sounds right for me:
The volleyball players who i met yesturday were too skilled for me.
but yeh i not a english teacher lol
2007-11-09 08:22:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
omit whom. do not replace it with anything and correct your spelling for "yesterday"
2007-11-09 08:24:26 · answer #4 · answered by pat r 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its fine but you might want to change it to who
2007-11-09 08:21:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋