...... although the sadness will never leave those for whom summer now marks the death of a loved one.

[Chun Hsu]

In the sentence"...... although the sadness will never leave those for whom summer now marks the death of a loved one.", the key to this attributive clause is "for whom". Can I use "whose" instead of it?

 

[Tarheel]

Two things. One, it's not a sentence. Two, I think you can use "who" instead of "for whom" there.

 

[teechar]

In the sentence"...... although the sadness will never leave those for whom summer now marks the death of a loved one.", the key to this attributive clause is "for whom". Can I use "whose" instead of it?

No. That would change the meaning and make it unnatural. Note that "for whom" basically means "for them". Thus, "whose" does not equate to it.

Two things. One, it's not a sentence.

I agree.

Two, I think you can use "who" instead of "for whom" there.

I think you meant "use 'for who' instead of 'for whom'". On its own, "who" would not work there.

 

[Tarheel]

I meant what I said. However, I have changed my mind. There is, I am sure, nothing wrong with the original.