Relative word: whom vs that vs omission
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An article titled "Jim Mathias deserves our vote for Maryland Senate: Letter" says:
Mathias has honorably served the Eastern Shore as a public servant for many years. As a mayor, Maryland delegate and now as a Maryland senator, he has won the admiration and respect of all whom he has served, Democrats and Republicans alike.
Here, can you replace the whom with that as follows?
As a mayor, Maryland delegate and now as a Maryland senator, he has won the admiration and respect of all that he has served, Democrats and Republicans alike.
Also, can you omit the relative pronoun as follows?
As a mayor, Maryland delegate and now as a Maryland senator, he has won the admiration and respect of all he has served, Democrats and Republicans alike.
relative-pronouns zero-relative-pronoun
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An article titled "Jim Mathias deserves our vote for Maryland Senate: Letter" says:
Mathias has honorably served the Eastern Shore as a public servant for many years. As a mayor, Maryland delegate and now as a Maryland senator, he has won the admiration and respect of all whom he has served, Democrats and Republicans alike.
Here, can you replace the whom with that as follows?
As a mayor, Maryland delegate and now as a Maryland senator, he has won the admiration and respect of all that he has served, Democrats and Republicans alike.
Also, can you omit the relative pronoun as follows?
As a mayor, Maryland delegate and now as a Maryland senator, he has won the admiration and respect of all he has served, Democrats and Republicans alike.
relative-pronouns zero-relative-pronoun
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An article titled "Jim Mathias deserves our vote for Maryland Senate: Letter" says:
Mathias has honorably served the Eastern Shore as a public servant for many years. As a mayor, Maryland delegate and now as a Maryland senator, he has won the admiration and respect of all whom he has served, Democrats and Republicans alike.
Here, can you replace the whom with that as follows?
As a mayor, Maryland delegate and now as a Maryland senator, he has won the admiration and respect of all that he has served, Democrats and Republicans alike.
Also, can you omit the relative pronoun as follows?
As a mayor, Maryland delegate and now as a Maryland senator, he has won the admiration and respect of all he has served, Democrats and Republicans alike.
relative-pronouns zero-relative-pronoun
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An article titled "Jim Mathias deserves our vote for Maryland Senate: Letter" says:
Mathias has honorably served the Eastern Shore as a public servant for many years. As a mayor, Maryland delegate and now as a Maryland senator, he has won the admiration and respect of all whom he has served, Democrats and Republicans alike.
Here, can you replace the whom with that as follows?
As a mayor, Maryland delegate and now as a Maryland senator, he has won the admiration and respect of all that he has served, Democrats and Republicans alike.
Also, can you omit the relative pronoun as follows?
As a mayor, Maryland delegate and now as a Maryland senator, he has won the admiration and respect of all he has served, Democrats and Republicans alike.
relative-pronouns zero-relative-pronoun
relative-pronouns zero-relative-pronoun
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