“You sent whom to buy that book?” vs. “You sent whom that book you bought”??? Direct vs. indirect object?
But is “whom” ever actually used as an indirect object? Wouldn’t the dative relationship really be expressed by making it the object of a preposition (“to whom”)?
“You sent whom to buy that book?” vs. “You sent whom that book you bought”??? Direct vs. indirect object?
But is “whom” ever actually used as an indirect object? Wouldn’t the dative relationship really be expressed by making it the object of a preposition (“to whom”)?