For each situation write a sentence with whom (more formal) and without whom (less formal). 1 You met a friend. You hadn’t seen him for years. more formal I met a friend whom I…
For each situation write a sentence with whom (more formal) and without whom (less formal). 1 You met a friend. You hadn’t seen him for years. more formal I met a friend whom I hadn’t seen for years . less formal I met a friend I hadn’t seen for years . 2 You needed a lawyer. A friend of yours recommended one. more formal I went to see a lawyer . less formal I went to see a lawyer . 3 You called your bank with a problem. You spoke to somebody, but he wasn’t very helpful. more formal The person wasn’t very helpful. less formal The person . 4 Tom was in love with a woman, but she wasn’t in love with Tom. more formal The woman wasn’t in love with him. less formal The woman wasn’t in love with him.
Давай разберем каждую ситуацию и сформулируем предложения в более формальном и менее формальном стиле.
Вы встретили друга, которого не видели годами.
- Более формально: I met a friend whom I hadn’t seen for years.
- Менее формально: I met a friend I hadn’t seen for years.
Вам нужен был юрист, и друг рекомендовал одного.
- Более формально: I went to see a lawyer whom a friend of mine recommended.
- Менее формально: I went to see a lawyer my friend recommended.
Вы позвонили в банк с проблемой и поговорили с кем-то, но он не был очень полезен.
- Более формально: The person whom I spoke to wasn’t very helpful.
- Менее формально: The person I talked to wasn’t very helpful.
Том был влюблен в женщину, но она не была влюблена в Тома.
- Более формально: The woman whom Tom was in love with wasn’t in love with him.
- Менее формально: The woman Tom was in love with wasn’t into him.
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