For whom I am living? or For whom am I living?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hello Teachers,
Please mark which are correct.
Explain the grammatical mistakes if found.
1a. For whom I am living? or
1b. For whom am I living?
2. I am living only for you.
3a. To whom I give my property?
3b. To whom do I give my property?
4. All my properties are for you.
5a. By whom I was brought up?
5b. By whom was I brought up?
6. Only my uncle brought me up.
If found wrong, please give me the corected ones.
Thanks in advance,
Yours,
Er.S.M.M.Hanifa

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Hi Hanifasmm

[color=red]1a. For whom I am living? incorrect
1b. For whom am I living? [color=blue]OK, formal
2. I am living only for you. [color=blue]OK
[color=red]3a. To whom I give my property? incorrect
3b. To whom do I give my property? [color=blue]OK, formal
4. All my properties are for you. [color=blue]OK
[color=red]5a. By whom I was brought up? incorrect
5b. By whom was I brought up? [color=blue]OK, formal
6. Only my uncle brought me up. [color=blue]OK
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Madam Yankee,
Thanks for your reply.
Prefixing prepositions like ‘by’, ‘to’, ‘for’ with ‘whom’,
we can make many questions.
In the same pattern can we not use preposition
such as ‘like’, ‘from’ with ‘whom’?
For example:
1.
He is like his father.
For the above answer, can we raise question as below?
Like whom is he?
2.
He got money from his father.
From whom did you get money?

Please correct if I am wrong.
Thanks for your explanation in advance.
Yours truly,
Er.S.M.M.Hanifa

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I would say that “from” is OK, but “like” generally is not.

I suppose that would be understood, but it’s not usual, and to me the question sounds unnatural.

The wording of that question is fine, but it is rather formal. In everyday English, that question would usually be expressed this way:
“Who did you get money from?”
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  1. Can you suggest me who do I need to send this question to?
  2. Can you suggest me who do I have to ask this clarification?
  3. To whom I need/have to send this question to?
    All the above questions give same meaning? Which one is the latest (I mean in use right now -1990-2010 - Not obsolete)
    Thanks,
    Suresh
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Hi,

The first point is that ‘suggest me’ is not a right construction. You would have to say: Suggest to me. It would be simpler to ask: Can you suggest? without a pronoun object. As for whether you say: To whom do I send the question or Who do I send the question to? both have the same meaning.

I would suggest your piece is rewritten thus:

  1. Can you suggest who do I need to send this question to?
  2. Can you suggest who do I have to ask for this clarification?
  3. To whom do I need/ do I have to send this question to?

Alan

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Alan, Thanks for your reply and time.
After a longtime, I saw your reply.

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Madam Yankee,
The answer is “Her father wanted her to marry Mr.Ram.”
Which of the following questions will suit this answer?
Who did her father want her to marry?
To who did her father want her to marry?
Whom did her father want her to marry?
To whom did her father want her to marry?
Is each question grammatically correct?
Yours,
Er.S.M.M.Hanifa

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Hi Hanifasmm

Both of the sentences that begin with “to” are wrong.

  • Who did her father want her to marry? ==> Commonly used in everyday English.

  • Whom did her father want her to marry? ==> More formal.

[color=white].
In order to use the word “to” in the sentence above, you would have to change the wording to this, for example:

  • To whom did her father want her to get married?

However, that sentence sounds rather stilted, and a commonly used version of that sentence would be this:

  • Who did her father want her to get married to?
    .
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Madam Yankee,
Thanks for your kind reply.
who did Diana marry?
whom did Diana marry?
Above which question is correct, please?
The phrasal words - to whom, by whom, for whom, from whom,
from where, to which, by which, to what & by what are all
formed using prepositions.
Could you please list other phrasal words using prepositions
for framing questions.
Thanks
Yours,
Er.S.M.M.Hanifa