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Who and whom practice

USE WHO OR WHOM DEPENDING UPON THE FUNCTION IN THE SENTENCE. Who and whoever should be used when a subject or subjective complement is needed.
Whom or whomever are used as the objects of prepostions or when the pronoun is a direct or indirect object.
To determine which one to use to begin a question, see if there is another word in the question functioning as the subject. If not, pick who.Example: Who could narrate such a story? No noun or pronoun functioning as subject.
Whom did you visit? You is subject, so pick whom.
If you are trying to decide which one to use to begin a dependent clause, check and see if there is another word in the clause that is functioning as a subject. If not, choose who. If there is, choose whom.
The president was not whom SHE had expected. SHE is the subject, so choose WHOM.
Richard feels like a knight who is on an adventure. No subject, so choose who
Another trick is to answer the question or substitute a pronoun. If the answer is a nominative case pronoun (he, I ,she , they), use who. If you can substitute nominative case pronoun at the beginning of the clause (he, I ,she , they), use who.
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The manager promised to reward __________sold the most cars.who
Mrs. Brown asked _________we wanted to collaborate with.whom
__________are you voting for?whom
_______is Katie visiting?whom
_________does he think can best narrate the story.who
Anyone can hypnotize a person ____________wants to be hynotized.who
The minister grimmaced at ___________________made any noise.whoever
The minister smiled at ____________she greeted.whomever
The waitress's work schedule changed from week to week, depending upon __________needed time off.whoever
_________the party suspected of disloyalty was executed.whomever
_____________the voters choose faces an impossible task.whomever
_________did Mary call?whom
They asked _________she had met.whom
___________left his books here?who
_________do you know in Canada?whom
The new teacher, _______I met today, came from the South.whom
Does anyone know _________the new teacher is?who
The new teacher, ________has taken Mr. Green's place, came from the South.who
I do not remember ___________I lent the book to.whom
_________are you kidding?whom
I do not know _________can help me.who
___________wants the dog can have it.whoever
I know _________________he was writing about.whom
I do not know ____________to criticize.whom
She will hire _______________she chooses.whomever
They are unsure ____________makes the decisions.who
Few people know ____________they should ask.whom
His grandmother, to _____________Tommy clung, led him to a large yard filled with children.whom
I asked _______________she had chosen as his partner.whom
The troopers will track ________________caused the crash.whoever
I asked ______________she had chosen as lab partner.whom
I will work with ______________you send from the office.whomever
_____________do you think took the jewels?who
The witnesses identified __________the speeder was.who
He is someone with ___________I have nothing in common.whom
Frederick Douglass, _______was one of the greatest abolitionists, was born a slave.who
Frederick was one of twelve children, many of ________worked in the plantation fields.whom
Frederick's mother, ________worked long hours, sent him to live with his grandmother.who
Garrison was a person for ____________he had great respect.whom
No one had to ask ____________he had offended with his ideas.whom
The new teacher was not ___________she suspected.whom
Frederick Douglass, __________equated reading with freedom, eventually escaped slavery.who
NO one had to ask ____________he had offended with ideas.whom


Peter Riehl

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