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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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To: jbe who wrote (1029)4/2/1998 12:05:00 AM
From: Wizzer  Read Replies (1) of 4711
 
I believe "Are you who I think you are?" is the right way. This analysis may be entirely incorrect but I will try anyway. I also believe it has something to do with the verb in the sentence. There are two people: the person asking the question, and the person being asked the question. The "think" refers to the person who is asking the question. If the action in the sentence refers to the person asking, it is who. If the action in the sentence refers to the party being asked the question it is "whom". For example, "With whom am I speaking?" or "Whom am I speaking with?" or "Whom is it that you are referring to?" The verb in these sentences are all the actions of the person being asked the question (either in a shared or solitary role). In these cases I use whom. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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