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What's correct in the next sentence, "for whom" or "for who"

"This site is also for whom English is not his mother tongue."

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  1. This site is also for whom English is not his mother tongue.

  2. This site is also for who English is not his mother tongue.

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    something tells me that it should be This site is also for those whose mother tongue is not English.
    – Usernew
    Commented Nov 7, 2015 at 9:42

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Relative clauses usually refer to nouns,pronouns,determiners,etc. Here you can say " The site is also (meant) for people/for those " and then choose the clause. As "English "is a noun here I would say "whose English isn't their mother tongue".

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  • There can be different relative clauses with the same meaning. Just consider "The site is also for people studying English as a foreign /second language. For non-natives studying English."
    – V.V.
    Commented Nov 7, 2015 at 10:08

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