Indirect object and Wh-question

[Yun]

I try to convert the following sentence to a wh-question replacing both direct and indirect object with wh-pronoun.

Tom gave him a book.

1) What did Tom give him?
The direct object is replaced with "what" and this sentence seems fine.

2) Who(m) did Tom give a book?
The indirect object is replaced with "who(m)" and somebody claims this sentence is not correct.
If they are right, please let me know the reason.

Thank you.

[TiannaMelody]

Wh-questions can be formed on every NP object or indirect object that appears in the declarative tree or in the passive trees. A tree family will contain one tree for each of these possible NP complement positions.
Dania asked Beth a question.
Whoi did Dania ask a question?
Whati did Dania ask Beth ?
Whoi was Beth asked a question by ?

[Yun]

Dear Melody,

Thank you for the reply.
So you think the example 2 is correct?

[Marius Hancu]

The person was right. Use:

To whom did Tom give a book?
Who(m) did Tom give a book to?

See in published books:

641 on "whom did he give"
http://books.google.com/books?lr=&q=%22whom+did+he+give%22&btnG=Search+Books

[Yun]

Dear Hancu,

So do you think the example 2 is NOT correct?
I can also find examples without "to" in published books.

[Marius Hancu]

> I can also find examples without "to" in published books.

Post them here, the way I do. Then we talk.

Like this:

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A Simple History of England‎ - Page 27 (http://books.google.com/books?id=C2rZTTMMqDoC&pg=PA27&dq=%22whom+did+he+give%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=2000&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0)

by Charles Clough - History (http://books.google.com/books?q=+subject:%22History%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=2000&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0) - 2009 - 100 pages

To whom did he give the estates which he took from the Saxons? On what condition
? To what system did this lead ? What do you mean by the Feudal System ? 2. ...

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[Marius Hancu]

I found one myself:-)

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Lessons on the Old Testament‎ - Page 49 (http://books.google.com/books?id=cjETnE0iOCwC&pg=PA49&dq=%22whom+did+he+give%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=2000&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0)

by Ephraim Peabody - History (http://books.google.com/books?q=+subject:%22History%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=2000&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0) - 2009 - 144 pages

Pharaoh said to him, " See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.'1 Gen.
xli. 88- 44.

Q. Whom did he give Joseph for a wife ?
A. Asenath, the daughter
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I think (to) is optional, but it's better to have it.

[Yun]

Ok. Thank you.

[Marius Hancu]

Count the examples without to at my link in the above and they are much less in number. So there.