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Rule "Preposition + who (whom)"

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Description:	Preposition + who (whom)
Message:	Did you mean whom?
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/who_whom.htm
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Who was with who? Correction suggestion: whom The people to who the funds were supposedly directed benefited little from them. Correction suggestion: whom
Correct sentences for comparison:	To whom do I send my transcripts? I will give you a quick synopsis of who Sam is. If you figure out who, let me know. I can't think of who else. Fear of further spread of COVID-19 has led to international travel bans, despite WHO advising against the application of any inappropriate actions. This would not happen if there weren't executives in corporate industries like the ones you entrusted your company to who try to take rather than give and earn from it.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	IN_WHO [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)

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